Ken Ray vs. Otis Starks — Career Comparison

Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Otis Starks
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Otis Starks 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. Otis Starks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.95 and WHIP 1.567 compared to 5.13 and 1.734 for Ken Ray. By the career numbers, Otis Starks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Ray and Otis Starks

Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.49
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.02
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.33
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.57
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.25
68.25
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.62
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.13
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
4.95
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1139
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379.2
9
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
10.14
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
10.74
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.74
10.74
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.25
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.5
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.01
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.37
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.7
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
4.01
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.819
0.819
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
40.56
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1692
40.11
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
5.47
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
6.38
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.47
5.47
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.46
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.26
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.5
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.567
1.567
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
34.75
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1489
35.3
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.11
40.11

Fielding Stats for Ken Ray and Otis Starks

Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.49
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.02
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1160
27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386.2
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.03
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.12
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.51
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.3
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.183
0.183
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.547
1.547
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Ray and Otis Starks

Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
67
248.15
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
533.33
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
74.07
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
66.67
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.41
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.41
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
17.89
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
81.48
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
114.81
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
59.26
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.11
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
70.37
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
13.3
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.04
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.81
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.5
40.5
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.93
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100