Ken Ray vs. Jack Sanford — Career Comparison

Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Sanford
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Jack Sanford 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. Jack Sanford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.69 and WHIP 1.319 compared to 5.13 and 1.734 for Ken Ray. By the career numbers, Jack Sanford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Ray and Jack Sanford

Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.7
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
1.29
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.6
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.44
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.56
57.56
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.52
75.52
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.33
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.13
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
840
3.69
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6148
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049.1
9
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.14
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1907
8.37
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.37
8.37
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.25
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.76
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.01
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
737
3.24
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.26
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.7
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
5.19
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.936
0.936
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.26
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.2
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
40.56
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8659
38.03
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.18
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.47
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
4.18
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
34.75
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7876
34.59
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Ken Ray and Jack Sanford

Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.7
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
1.29
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6148
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049.1
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.54
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.03
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.6
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
2.23
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.14
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.87
95.87
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.183
0.183
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.52
75.52
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Ray and Jack Sanford

Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
311.08
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
758
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
665
526.39
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
83.11
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
64.12
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
15.04
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.37
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
19
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.31
23.2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
108.44
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
120.32
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
40.37
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
29.29
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
67.28
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.05
16.66
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
35.62
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
240
189.97
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.16
3.16
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
32.45
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.96
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.29
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0