Ken Ray vs. Willie Stevenson — Career Comparison

Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Willie Stevenson
UnknownHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Willie Stevenson 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. Ken Ray posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.13 and WHIP 1.734 compared to 5.23 and 1.258 for Willie Stevenson. By the career numbers, Ken Ray had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Ray and Willie Stevenson

Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.74
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Stevenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.87
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.87
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Stevenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Stevenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
5.13
Willie Stevenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
5.23
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Willie Stevenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Willie Stevenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Willie Stevenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
27
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.2
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
10.14
Willie Stevenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
8.27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Willie Stevenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.25
Willie Stevenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.87
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Willie Stevenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
5.01
Willie Stevenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.05
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Willie Stevenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Willie Stevenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.7
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.48
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Willie Stevenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.726
0.726
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Willie Stevenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
40.56
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
39.19
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
5.47
Willie Stevenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
7.4
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.47
5.47
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.4
7.4
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Willie Stevenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Willie Stevenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Willie Stevenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.258
1.258
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
34.75
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
35.71
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Willie Stevenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.19
39.19

Fielding Stats for Ken Ray and Willie Stevenson

Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.82
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Stevenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.73
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.73
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.03
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.82
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.92
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.55
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.183
0.183
Willie Stevenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Stevenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Ray and Willie Stevenson

Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
300
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Willie Stevenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Willie Stevenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
540
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Stevenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Stevenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Stevenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Stevenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Stevenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
37.95
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Stevenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Stevenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Stevenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Stevenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Stevenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Stevenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Stevenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Stevenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Willie Stevenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
49.5
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Stevenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Stevenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Stevenson
Career
Per 600 PA