Derek Lowe vs. Ken Ray — Career Comparison

Derek Lowe
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Derek Lowe built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Ray as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Derek Lowe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.03 and WHIP 1.355 compared to 5.13 and 1.734 for Ken Ray. By the career numbers, Derek Lowe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Derek Lowe and Ken Ray

Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
2.29
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.59
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.53
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.85
52.85
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.36
55.36
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.29
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1195
4.03
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.13
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8014
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2671.1
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2759
9.3
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.14
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
0.73
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.25
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
794
2.68
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.01
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.23
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1722
5.8
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
5.7
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.8
5.8
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.942
0.942
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.19
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.26
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11358
38.27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
40.56
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
0.57
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
4.49
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.47
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.34
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.19
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
1.06
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10330
34.8
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
34.75
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56

Fielding Stats for Derek Lowe and Ken Ray

Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
2.29
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8014
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2671.1
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.74
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.53
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.03
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.06
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
691
2.33
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
2.27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.54
97.54
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.183
0.183
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.36
55.36
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Derek Lowe and Ken Ray

Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
682
766.29
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
534
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
436
489.89
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
73.03
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
57.3
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
14.61
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.73
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.53
18.58
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
91.01
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
105.62
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
33.71
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
28.09
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
60.67
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.81
13.26
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.58
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
129
144.94
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.14
4.14
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
75.28
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.25
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.87
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA