Matt Anderson vs. Charlie King — Career Comparison

Matt Anderson
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie King
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Charlie King built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Anderson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Anderson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.19 and WHIP 1.640 compared to 11.85 and 2.268 for Charlie King. By the career numbers, Matt Anderson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Anderson and Charlie King

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.25
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.18
68.18
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.91
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
5.19
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
11.85
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.85
11.85
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.383
0.383
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
770
27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256.2
9
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
8.73
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
15.15
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.15
15.15
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.05
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.63
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
5.51
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.27
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
7.85
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.659
0.659
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.7
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1162
40.75
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
46.76
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.89
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
5.86
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
12.51
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.51
12.51
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.46
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.84
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.582
1.582
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.268
2.268
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
964
33.8
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
39.51
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.75
40.75
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.76
46.76

Fielding Stats for Matt Anderson and Charlie King

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
770
27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256.2
9
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.56
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.81
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.32
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.44
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.37
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.12
95.12
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.152
0.152
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Anderson and Charlie King

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
342.86
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
10.96
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.01
-1.16
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA