Ken Ray vs. Joe Saunders — Career Comparison

Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Saunders
MillenialVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Saunders 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. Joe Saunders posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.37 and WHIP 1.435 compared to 5.13 and 1.734 for Ken Ray. By the career numbers, Joe Saunders had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Ray and Joe Saunders

Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
1.52
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.49
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.58
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.56
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.86
50.86
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.45
97.45
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.13
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
4.37
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4162
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1387.1
9
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.14
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1533
9.94
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.95
9.95
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.25
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.16
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.01
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
2.85
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.7
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
792
5.14
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.2
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.19
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
40.56
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5962
38.68
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.47
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
4.84
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.26
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.23
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.1
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.421
1.421
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
34.75
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5418
35.15
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.68
38.68

Fielding Stats for Ken Ray and Joe Saunders

Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
1.52
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.49
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4162
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1387.1
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.39
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.03
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.47
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
1.89
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.86
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.29
98.29
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.183
0.183
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.45
97.45
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.12
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Ray and Joe Saunders

Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
944
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
512
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
68
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
64
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
12.22
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
72
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
92
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
36
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
3.78
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
34
136
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.41
4.41
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
60
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100