Seth Lugo vs. Ken Ray — Career Comparison

Seth Lugo
MillenialLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star
Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Seth Lugo 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. Seth Lugo posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.191 compared to 5.13 and 1.734 for Ken Ray. By the career numbers, Seth Lugo had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Seth Lugo and Ken Ray

Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
3.26
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.58
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.43
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.66
57.66
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.17
34.17
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.15
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.49
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.13
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
8.06
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.14
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.11
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.25
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.5
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.01
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.16
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
954
8.65
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
5.7
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.2
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4098
37.14
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
40.56
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.6
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.74
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.47
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.61
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3740
33.9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
34.75
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56

Fielding Stats for Seth Lugo and Ken Ray

Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
3.26
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.69
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.89
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.03
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.6
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.71
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
1.58
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.71
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.86
98.86
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.483
0.483
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.183
0.183
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.17
34.17
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Seth Lugo and Ken Ray

Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
361
3232.84
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
519.4
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
80.6
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.78
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.87
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.07
27.54
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
134.33
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
98.51
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
62.69
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
89.55
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
16.2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.91
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
20
179.1
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
3.35
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA