Ken Ray

Kenneth Alan Ray

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: November 27, 1974 in Atlanta, GA
High School: Roswell HS (Roswell, GA)
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 18th round of the 1993 amateur draft.
Signed June 4, 1993. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 10, 1999
Teams (by GP): Braves/Royals 1999-2006
Agents: Bob Garber [*]
Final Game: September 30, 2006
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Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1993	18	KCR-min	Rk	2	3	.400	2.28	13	7	3	0	0	0	47.1	44	21	12	1	17	0	45	0	0	6	204		1.289	8.4	0.2	3.2	8.6	2.65	ROY · GULF
1994	19	KCR-min	A	10	4	.714	1.82	27	18	6	0	0	3	128.2	94	34	26	5	56	2	128	0	2	18	516		1.166	6.6	0.3	3.9	9.0	2.29	RFD · MIDW
1995	20	KCR-min	A+,AA	10	9	.526	4.31	27	27	0	1	0	0	152.1	157	87	73	10	68	2	116	2	3	25	662		1.477	9.3	0.6	4.0	6.9	1.71	WMT,WCH · CARL,TL
1996	21	KCR-min	AA	4	12	.250	6.12	22	22	0	1	0	0	120.2	151	94	82	17	57	1	79	1	1	15	553		1.724	11.3	1.3	4.3	5.9	1.39	WCH · TL
1997	22	KCR-min	AAA	5	12	.294	6.37	25	21	1	2	0	0	113.0	131	86	80	21	63	2	96	4	1	8	516		1.717	10.4	1.7	5.0	7.6	1.52	OMA · AA
1998	23	KCR-min	AA	10	5	.667	5.20	24	21	0	0	0	0	117.2	149	79	68	7	47	2	71	3	0	1	530		1.666	11.4	0.5	3.6	5.4	1.51	WCH · TL
1999	24	KCR-min	AAA,AA	1	0	1.000	5.15	41	0	36	0	0	15	64.2	64	39	37	11	22	1	54	2	1	4	274		1.330	8.9	1.5	3.1	7.5	2.45	OMA,WCH · PCL,TL
1999	24	KCR	AL	1	0	1.000	8.74	13	0	4	0	0	0	11.1	23	12	11	2	6	0	0	1	0	0	57	58	2.559	18.3	1.6	4.8	0.0	0.00

2000	25	SFG-min	AAA	0	0		7.45	7	0	1	0	0	0	9.2	13	10	8	4	8	0	8	0	0	2	49		2.172	12.1	3.7	7.4	7.4	1.00	FRE · PCL
2001		Did not play in major leagues (Injured)
2003	28	MIL-min	AA,A+	3	2	.600	3.82	38	0	17	0	0	4	75.1	87	38	32	10	31	0	67	3	0	1	332		1.566	10.4	1.2	3.7	8.0	2.16	HVL,HDS · SOUL,CALL
2004	29	CHW-min	A+	12	8	.600	4.08	29	18	2	0	0	1	123.2	124	63	56	12	43	2	99	4	0	5	510		1.350	9.0	0.9	3.1	7.2	2.30	WSM · CARL
2005	30	ATL-min	AAA	2	4	.333	3.90	17	10	3	0	0	0	67.0	68	34	29	6	35	1	40	4	0	2	298		1.537	9.1	0.8	4.7	5.4	1.14	RMD · IL
2006	31	ATL	NL	1	1	.500	4.52	69	0	29	0	0	5	67.2	66	36	34	9	38	4	50	0	0	0	299	99	1.537	8.8	1.2	5.1	6.7	1.32
2007	32	KCR-MIL-min	AAA	3	4	.429	4.00	37	0	19	0	0	3	63.0	64	29	28	8	32	1	61	0	0	4	280		1.524	9.1	1.1	4.6	8.7	1.91	OMA,NVL · PCL
2008	33	TIJ	AAA	6	3	.667	3.65	13	13	0	0	0	0	74.0	74	36	30	4	35	2	61	1	0	4	320		1.473	9.0	0.5	4.3	7.4	1.74	TIJ · MEX
2009	34	CLE-min	AAA	2	10	.167	6.90	20	15	2	0	0	0	90.0	127	85	69	12	33	0	68	6	1	6	430		1.778	12.7	1.2	3.3	6.8	2.06	CLB · IL
2 Yrs				2	1	.667	5.13	82	0	33	0	0	5	79.0	89	48	45	11	44	4	50	1	0	0	356	89	1.684	10.1	1.3	5.0	5.7	1.14
162 Game Avg.				2	1	.667	5.13	68	0	27	0	0	4	66	74	40	37	9	36	3	41	1	0	0	295	89	1.684	10.1	1.3	5.0	5.7	1.14

KCR (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	8.74	13	0	4	0	0	0	11.1	23	12	11	2	6	0	0	1	0	0	57	58	2.559	18.3	1.6	4.8	0.0	0.00
ATL (1 yr)				1	1	.500	4.52	69	0	29	0	0	5	67.2	66	36	34	9	38	4	50	0	0	0	299	99	1.537	8.8	1.2	5.1	6.7	1.32

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1999	24	KCR	AL	11.1	13	0	12	9.53	5.37	0.28	-0.39	101.6	4.76	-6	-0.5	.7	0.0	-0.4	-4	.459	.497	$

2006	31	ATL	NL	67.2	69	0	36	4.79	4.94	-0.07	-0.36	98.1	4.55	-2	-0.2	.9	-0.1	0.3	5	.498	.499	$
2 Seasons				79.0	82	0	48	5.47	5.00	-0.02	-0.37	98.6	4.58	-8	-0.7	.9	-0.1	-0.1	1	.492	.498	$

KCR (1 yr)				11.1	13	0	12	9.53	5.37	0.28	-0.39	101.6	4.76	-6	-0.5	.7	0.0	-0.4	-4	.459	.497	$
ATL (1 yr)				67.2	69	0	36	4.79	4.94	-0.07	-0.36	98.1	4.55	-2	-0.2	.9	-0.1	0.3	5	.498	.499	$

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	ROE
1999	24	KCR	AL	13	57	50	12	23	6	2	2	1	0	6	0	.460	.526	.780	1.306	.438	39	5	1	0	0	0	0

2006	31	ATL	NL	69	299	255	36	66	12	0	9	5	4	38	50	.259	.353	.412	.764	.288	105	6	0	4	2	4	2
2 Yrs				82	356	305	48	89	18	2	11	6	4	44	50	.292	.381	.472	.853	.317	144	11	1	4	2	4	2
162 Game Avg.				68	295	253	40	74	15	2	9	5	3	36	41	.292	.381	.472	.853	.317	119	9	1	3	2	3	2
MLB Averages																.266	.336	.427	.763	.297

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1999	24	KCR	AL	-4.4	-0.4	59	-0.1	0.5	-0.5	.42	-0.8	0.6	-6.1	-0.5	0.42	-6.9	2	3	8

2006	31	ATL	NL	0.1	0.0	309	-0.2	4.0	-4.1	.78	0.1	-0.3	-2.1	-0.2	0.78	-0.5	14	16	38
2 Yrs				-4.3	-0.4	368	-0.2	4.5	-4.7	.72	-0.6	0.3	-8.2	-0.7	0.72	-7.4	16	19	46

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SV%	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR	Pit/GR
1999	24	KCR	AL	13	13	4	1	0	0	0	0		3	1	9	2	22%	7	.418	2	3	8	5	0	8	5	8	3	6	4	4	2.6	16

2006	31	ATL	NL	69	69	29	1	1	8	5	3	63%	16	7	19	9	47%	8	.778	14	16	38	26	3	40	9	60	8	14	8	21	2.9	17
2 Yrs				82	82	33	2	1	8	5	3	63%	19	8	28	11	39%		.720	16	19	46	31	3	48	14	68	11	20	12	25	2.9	17

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GB/FB	GO/AO	IP%	LD%	HR/FB	IF/FB	DPopp	DPs	DP%
1999	24	KCR	AL	57	74%	3.5%	0.0%	10.5%	17.5%	44%	0.72	1.06	84%	26%	8.0%	14%	19	5	26%

2006	31	ATL	NL	299	49%	3.0%	16.7%	12.7%	7.0%	32%	0.60	0.80	66%	20%	7.6%	9%	62	6	10%
2 Yrs				356	53%	3.1%	14.0%	12.4%	8.7%	35%	0.62	0.84	69%	21%	7.7%	9%	81	11	14%
MLB Averages					46%	2.9%	16.7%	8.7%	8.1%	34%	0.78	1.07	70%	21%	8.1%	12%			11%

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Pit	Pit/PA	Str	Str%	L/Str	S/Str	F/Str	I/Str	AS/Str	I/Bll	AS/Pit	Con	1st%	30%	30c	30s	02%	02c	02s	02h	L/SO	3pK	4pW	PAu	Pitu	Stru
1999	24	KCR	AL	57	205	3.60	114	56%	32%	8%	17%	44%	68%	0%	38%	88%	53%	4%	2	1	7%	4	0	0		0	1	0	0	0

2006	31	ATL	NL	299	1184	3.96	697	59%	26%	16%	28%	30%	74%	3%	44%	79%	54%	8%	25	16	16%	49	27	3	28%	5	5	0	0	0
2 Yrs				356	1389	3.90	811	58%	26%	15%	27%	32%	74%	2%	43%	80%	53%	8%	27	17	15%	53	27	3	28%	5	6	0	0	0
MLB Averages						3.74		62%	27%	14%	27%	32%	73%	2%	46%	80%	58%	5%			21%				27%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

					Hits			Home Runs							Advances				Baserunning
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	H	Inf	Bnt	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	<2,3B	Scr	SO	%	ROE	WP	PB	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	BT	PAu
1999	24	KCR	AL	57	23	2	0	2	0	2	1	1	1	1	4	2	0	50%	0	0	0	29	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

2006	31	ATL	NL	299	66	3	0	9	0	14	5	4	3	6	19	10	0	53%	2	0	1	110	5	4	56%	5	2	0	2	0	0	1	1	5	0
2 Yrs				356	89	5	0	11	0	16	6	5	4	7	23	12	0	52%	2	0	1	139	6	4	60%	6	2	0	2	0	0	1	1	5	0
MLB Averages																		54%							70%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1999	24	1	0	1.000	8.74	13	4	0	11.1	23	12	11	2	6	0	0	1	57	58	2.559	18.3	1.6	4.8	0.0	0.00	58
2000	25	1	0	1.000	8.74	13	4	0	11.1	23	12	11	2	6	0	0	1	57	58	2.559	18.3	1.6	4.8	0.0	0.00	58
2001	26	1	0	1.000	8.74	13	4	0	11.1	23	12	11	2	6	0	0	1	57	58	2.559	18.3	1.6	4.8	0.0	0.00	58
2002	27	1	0	1.000	8.74	13	4	0	11.1	23	12	11	2	6	0	0	1	57	58	2.559	18.3	1.6	4.8	0.0	0.00	58
2003	28	1	0	1.000	8.74	13	4	0	11.1	23	12	11	2	6	0	0	1	57	58	2.559	18.3	1.6	4.8	0.0	0.00	58
2004	29	1	0	1.000	8.74	13	4	0	11.1	23	12	11	2	6	0	0	1	57	58	2.559	18.3	1.6	4.8	0.0	0.00	58
2005	30	1	0	1.000	8.74	13	4	0	11.1	23	12	11	2	6	0	0	1	57	58	2.559	18.3	1.6	4.8	0.0	0.00	58
2006	31	2	1	.667	5.13	82	33	5	79.0	89	48	45	11	44	4	50	1	356	89	1.684	10.1	1.3	5.0	5.7	1.14	89

Neutralized Pitching

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Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1999	24	0	1	.000	10.00	9.0	22	11	10	2	6	0	1	3.111	22.0	6.0	0.0	0.00	2.0	13

2006	31	3	4	.429	4.36	66.0	64	36	32	9	37	49	0	1.530	8.7	5.0	6.7	1.32	1.2	69
2 Yrs		3	5	.375	5.04	75.0	86	47	42	11	43	49	1	1.720	10.3		5.9	1.14	1.3	82

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