Alex Newkirk vs. Ken Ray — Career Comparison

Alex Newkirk
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Alex Newkirk 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. Ken Ray posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.13 and WHIP 1.734 compared to 5.38 and 1.602 for Alex Newkirk. By the career numbers, Ken Ray had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Newkirk and Ken Ray

Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.71
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.89
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.41
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.71
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.72
51.72
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
5.38
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
5.13
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152.1
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
11.05
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
10.14
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.41
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.25
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.31
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.01
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
3.25
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.7
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
40.71
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
40.56
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
6.03
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
5.47
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.47
5.47
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.83
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.46
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.77
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.595
1.595
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
36.45
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
34.75
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.71
40.71
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.56
40.56

Fielding Stats for Alex Newkirk and Ken Ray

Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.76
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.88
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
461
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153.2
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.28
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.03
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.69
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
3.51
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.183
0.183
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Newkirk and Ken Ray

Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
44
347.37
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
544.74
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
157.89
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
142.11
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.89
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.89
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.79
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.59
59.91
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
181.58
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
189.47
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.662
0.662
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
47.37
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
39.47
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
86.84
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.41
74.26
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.58
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.68
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA