Otto Ray vs. Elmer Valo — Career Comparison

Otto Ray
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueCatcher
Elmer Valo
Greatest GenerationCzechoslovakiaThrows RightBats LeftPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Otto Ray and Elmer Valo are closely matched on the surface stats. Otto Ray posted stronger numbers in OPS (.804 vs .791) and slugging (.442 vs .391). Elmer Valo had the advantage in on-base percentage (.399 vs .362). By the career numbers, Otto Ray had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Otto Ray and Elmer Valo

Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
193
174.66
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1806
177.9
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
663
600
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6091
600
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
581
525.79
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5029
495.39
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Elmer Valo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.838
0.838
Elmer Valo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.814
0.814
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
173
156.56
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1420
139.88
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
117
105.88
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1061
104.51
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
29.86
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
22.46
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
16.29
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
7.19
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.52
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
5.71
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
50.68
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
359
35.36
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Elmer Valo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99.14
89.72
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
848.84
83.62
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
257
232.58
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1968
193.86
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
231
209.05
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2400
236.41
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Elmer Valo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.804
0.804
Elmer Valo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
0.79
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Elmer Valo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.821
0.821
Elmer Valo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.805
0.805
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Elmer Valo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
94.12
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
768
75.65
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
76.02
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
601
59.2
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
183
165.61
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1311
129.14
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106.37
96.27
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
898.76
88.53
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.62
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
3.74
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
54
48.87
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
942
92.79
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.18
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.52
Elmer Valo
Career
Per 600 PA
284
27.98
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132.6
132.6
Elmer Valo
Career
Per 600 PA
21.45
21.45
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.8
10.8
Elmer Valo
Career
Per 600 PA
3.32
3.32
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
21.72
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
6.4
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
1.67
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Elmer Valo
Career
Per 600 PA
111
10.93
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
18.1
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
10.84
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
7.78
Otto Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
20
18.1
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
18.62
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Elmer Valo
Career
Per 600 PA
58.2
58.2

Fielding Stats for Otto Ray and Elmer Valo

Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
1.19
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
5.18
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.99
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.02
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3962
27
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6928
27
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1320.2
9
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2309.1
9
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
4.41
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2769
10.79
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.87
Elmer Valo
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.28
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.21
Elmer Valo
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.26
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
5.49
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2908
11.33
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
775
5.28
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2841
11.07
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.15
96.15
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.7
97.7
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.429
4.429
Elmer Valo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.138
2.138
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Elmer Valo
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.64
19.64
Otto Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Elmer Valo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Valo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.99
Elmer Valo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otto Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Valo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0