Ken Ray vs. Matt Swarmer — Career Comparison

Ken Ray
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Swarmer
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Swarmer 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 Swarmer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.03 and WHIP 1.588 compared to 5.13 and 1.734 for Ken Ray. By the career numbers, Matt Swarmer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Ray and Matt Swarmer

Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.91
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
5.13
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
5.03
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
10.14
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
8.74
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
3.18
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
5.01
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.29
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
5.7
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
9.53
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.647
1.647
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
40.56
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
40.5
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.76
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
5.47
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.88
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.47
5.47
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.559
1.559
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
34.75
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
34.94
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Ken Ray and Matt Swarmer

Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.34
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.91
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.03
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.71
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.71
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.183
0.183
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Ray and Matt Swarmer

Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
49200
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.1
-60
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA