Ken Ray vs. Mike Saipe — Career Comparison

Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Saipe
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Saipe 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. Ken Ray posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.13 and WHIP 1.734 compared to 10.8 and 2.200 for Mike Saipe. By the career numbers, Ken Ray had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Ray and Mike Saipe

Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
5.13
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.6
14.6
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.431
0.431
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
10.14
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
19.8
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.8
19.8
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
4.5
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
5.01
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.7
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
40.56
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
48.6
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
5.47
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.47
5.47
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.46
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.684
1.684
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
34.75
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
45.9
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.386
0.386
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.56
40.56
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.6
48.6

Fielding Stats for Ken Ray and Mike Saipe

Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.03
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.183
0.183
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Ray and Mike Saipe

Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
29.73
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
68.03
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Saipe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Saipe
Career
Per 600 PA