Ken Ray vs. Matt Shoemaker — Career Comparison

Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Shoemaker
MillenialMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Shoemaker 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. Matt Shoemaker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.24 and WHIP 1.231 compared to 5.13 and 1.734 for Ken Ray. By the career numbers, Matt Shoemaker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Ray and Matt Shoemaker

Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
1.74
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.56
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.62
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.56
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.87
52.87
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.84
89.84
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.13
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
4.24
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1988
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662.2
9
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.14
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
8.66
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.36
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.01
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
2.36
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
5.7
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
7.88
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.138
1.138
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.24
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.33
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
40.56
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2762
37.51
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.47
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
4.44
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.57
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
34.75
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2531
34.37
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51

Fielding Stats for Ken Ray and Matt Shoemaker

Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
1.74
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.56
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1988
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662.2
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.61
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.03
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.87
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.71
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.66
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.71
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
1.48
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.34
89.34
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.183
0.183
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.852
0.852
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.84
89.84
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Ray and Matt Shoemaker

Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
9600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
450
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
1.35
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.28
-21.07
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
225
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Shoemaker
Career
Per 600 PA