Dick Nold vs. Ken Ray — Career Comparison

Dick Nold
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Nold 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 Nold posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.87 and WHIP 1.574 compared to 5.13 and 1.734 for Ken Ray. By the career numbers, Dick Nold had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Nold and Ken Ray

Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.1
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.87
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
5.13
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
8.41
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
10.14
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.25
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.75
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
5.01
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
4.43
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.7
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.131
1.131
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
40.72
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
40.56
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.75
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
5.47
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.47
5.47
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.574
1.574
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
34.97
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
34.75
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.72
40.72
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.56
40.56

Fielding Stats for Dick Nold and Ken Ray

Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.1
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.03
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.33
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.71
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.33
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.71
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.429
0.429
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.183
0.183
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Nold and Ken Ray

Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1050
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
5.31
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.02
-2.49
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA