Ken Ray vs. Schoolboy Rowe — Career Comparison

Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Schoolboy Rowe
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Schoolboy Rowe 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. Schoolboy Rowe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.87 and WHIP 1.302 compared to 5.13 and 1.734 for Ken Ray. By the career numbers, Schoolboy Rowe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Ray and Schoolboy Rowe

Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
1.55
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.13
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.64
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.41
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
61
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.77
72.77
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.56
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.13
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
955
3.87
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6658
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2219.1
9
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.14
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
9.46
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.46
9.46
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.25
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.54
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.01
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
2.26
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.7
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
3.7
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.663
0.663
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.11
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
40.56
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9398
38.11
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.3
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.47
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1075
4.36
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.302
1.302
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
34.75
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8813
35.74
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Ken Ray and Schoolboy Rowe

Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
27
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
9
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.03
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.71
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
532
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.71
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.37
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.183
0.183
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.356
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Ray and Schoolboy Rowe

Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
491
288.26
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1022
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
909
533.66
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.728
0.728
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
140.31
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
103.33
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
21.14
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.28
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
10.57
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
36.99
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115.65
67.9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
203.72
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
191.98
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
68.1
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
89.82
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
147.36
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124.87
73.31
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.17
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
50.49
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
157
92.17
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.51
6.51
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
14.68
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
12
7.05
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.76
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.17
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.94
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Schoolboy Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60