Ken Ray vs. Harry Smith — Career Comparison

Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Harry Smith
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Harry Smith 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. Harry Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.8 and WHIP 1.200 compared to 5.13 and 1.734 for Ken Ray. By the career numbers, Harry Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Ray and Harry Smith

Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
5.13
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
10.14
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.8
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.25
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
5.01
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.7
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
40.56
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
32.4
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
5.47
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
34.75
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
32.4
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.4
32.4

Fielding Stats for Ken Ray and Harry Smith

Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
27
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
9
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.03
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.71
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.71
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.183
0.183
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Ray and Harry Smith

Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.08
-23.84
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA