Ken Raffensberger vs. Dizzy Royal — Career Comparison

Ken Raffensberger
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dizzy Royal
Greatest GenerationIllinoisNorth AmericaIndianapolis AthleticsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Raffensberger built a career as a starting pitcher and Dizzy Royal as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dizzy Royal posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 2.250 compared to 3.6 and 1.258 for Ken Raffensberger. By the career numbers, Dizzy Royal had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Raffensberger and Dizzy Royal

Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
1.66
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
13.5
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
1.18
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.5
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.64
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.21
71.21
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.56
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.13
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
860
3.6
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6455
27
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2151.2
9
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2257
9.44
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
0.8
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
1.88
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
13.5
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
806
3.37
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
13.5
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.5
13.5
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.583
0.583
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9051
37.86
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
54
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.28
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
993
4.15
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.258
1.258
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8583
35.9
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
33.75
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54

Fielding Stats for Ken Raffensberger and Dizzy Royal

Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
344.9
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
13.5
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.87
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
27
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10.1
9
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
61.84
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
291.77
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
14.81
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
368.42
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
353.61
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
14.81
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Raffensberger and Dizzy Royal

Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
305.78
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
779
600
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
688
529.91
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
74.71
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
59.31
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.32
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
15.4
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.69
15.93
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
96.28
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
90.89
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
29.27
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
23.88
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
50.06
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.03
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.17
-33.76
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
15.4
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
280
215.66
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
2.78
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
53.92
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.01
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA