Jack Aker vs. Charlie King — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie King
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Charlie King built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Aker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Aker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.28 and WHIP 1.369 compared to 11.85 and 2.268 for Charlie King. By the career numbers, Jack Aker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Aker and Charlie King

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.57
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.09
51.09
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.28
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
11.85
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.85
11.85
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.383
0.383
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
8.19
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
15.15
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.15
15.15
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.63
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
3.31
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
4.87
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.659
0.659
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3144
37.93
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
46.76
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.76
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
12.51
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.51
12.51
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.39
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.268
2.268
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2786
33.61
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
39.51
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.76
46.76

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Charlie King

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.78
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.01
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.32
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.89
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.8
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Charlie King

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
2861.54
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
530.77
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.81
4.66
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
10.96
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
17.31
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.13
-23.83
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.01
-1.16
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
51
294.23
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
2.04
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA