Ken Ray vs. Joe Sparma — Career Comparison

Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Sparma
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Sparma 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 Sparma posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.94 and WHIP 1.417 compared to 5.13 and 1.734 for Ken Ray. By the career numbers, Joe Sparma had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Ray and Joe Sparma

Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.54
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.54
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.6
77.6
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.32
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.13
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
3.94
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2594
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864.2
9
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.14
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
8.06
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.25
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.8
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.01
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.54
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
5.7
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
6.1
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.182
1.182
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.44
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.28
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
40.56
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3755
39.08
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.47
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
4.4
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.399
1.399
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
34.75
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3288
34.22
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.08
39.08

Fielding Stats for Ken Ray and Joe Sparma

Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.91
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2593
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864.1
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.59
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.03
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.02
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.77
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.71
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
1.61
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.18
91.18
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.183
0.183
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.847
0.847
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.6
77.6
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Ray and Joe Sparma

Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
359.22
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
522.33
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
62.14
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
52.43
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.83
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.71
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.92
11.49
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
75.73
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
81.55
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.36
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.36
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.72
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.86
-1.66
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.42
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
108
209.71
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
2.86
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
56.31
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.94
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.94
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA