Bud Norris vs. Ken Ray — Career Comparison

Bud Norris
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bud Norris 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. Bud Norris posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.45 and WHIP 1.416 compared to 5.13 and 1.734 for Ken Ray. By the career numbers, Bud Norris had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Norris and Ken Ray

Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
2.62
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.39
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.49
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.66
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.68
42.68
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.96
52.96
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.35
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
4.45
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.13
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3664
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221.1
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1220
8.99
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.14
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.15
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.25
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
3.57
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.01
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.18
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1153
8.5
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
5.7
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.5
8.5
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.37
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.41
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5304
39.09
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
40.56
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.64
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
4.82
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.47
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.28
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.2
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
0.65
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4698
34.62
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
34.75
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.84
1.84
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.314
0.314
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.09
39.09
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56

Fielding Stats for Bud Norris and Ken Ray

Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
2.62
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.39
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3664
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221.1
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.63
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
0.97
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.03
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.74
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.61
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.71
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.37
92.37
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.614
0.614
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.183
0.183
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.96
52.96
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Norris and Ken Ray

Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
846.64
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
483.79
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
75.89
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
61.66
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.86
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.37
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.23
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.34
17.41
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
92.49
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
97.23
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
23.72
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
28.46
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
52.17
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
13.65
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.74
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.6
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
66
156.52
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.83
3.83
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
90.12
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.74
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.74
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA