Dick Newsome vs. Ken Ray — Career Comparison

Dick Newsome
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Newsome 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. Dick Newsome posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.5 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 5.13 and 1.734 for Ken Ray. By the career numbers, Dick Newsome had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Newsome and Ken Ray

Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.45
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.6
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.56
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.47
51.47
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.06
87.06
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.62
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
4.5
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.13
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1578
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
9.84
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.14
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.84
9.84
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.55
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.25
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
3.66
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.01
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
2.36
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.7
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.669
0.669
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
39.94
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
40.56
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
5.06
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.47
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2108
36.07
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
34.75
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.94
39.94
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56

Fielding Stats for Dick Newsome and Ken Ray

Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
27
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
9
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.03
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.71
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.71
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.6
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.788
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.183
0.183
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Newsome and Ken Ray

Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
257.14
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
534.98
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
115.27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
100.49
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.78
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.78
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.15
29.99
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
130.05
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
138.92
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.65
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
44.33
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
67.98
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.36
33.57
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.65
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
43
127.09
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.72
4.72
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
41.38
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.87
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA