Mike Lynch vs. Ken Ray — Career Comparison

Mike Lynch
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Lynch 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. Mike Lynch posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.05 and WHIP 1.338 compared to 5.13 and 1.734 for Ken Ray. By the career numbers, Mike Lynch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Lynch and Ken Ray

Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.33
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.99
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.59
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.44
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.33
57.33
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.23
74.23
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.73
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
3.05
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.13
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1968
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
8.19
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.14
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.25
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.86
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.01
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
4.01
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.7
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.22
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2722
37.34
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
40.56
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.32
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
4.06
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.47
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2412
33.09
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
34.75
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.34
37.34
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56

Fielding Stats for Mike Lynch and Ken Ray

Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.33
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.99
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1968
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.52
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
2.3
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.03
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.96
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.83
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.37
95.37
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.124
2.124
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.183
0.183
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.23
74.23
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Lynch and Ken Ray

Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
220.22
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246
552.81
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
112.36
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
89.89
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.73
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.74
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
22.47
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.5
34.83
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
141.57
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
139.33
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
51.69
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
40.45
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
92.13
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.32
36.68
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
26.97
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
59
132.58
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.53
4.53
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
20.22
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA