Ryan Buchter vs. Mike King — Career Comparison

MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike King built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan Buchter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike King led in skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 135 vs 108), home run suppression (HR9+ 144 vs 119), and strikeout rate (K%+ 130 vs 113). Role difference aside, Mike King holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ryan Buchter and Mike King

Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
10.85
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
2.93
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.16
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.65
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.56
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.91
73.91
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.67
51.67
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.75
39.75
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.16
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
3.24
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
709
27
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1484
27
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
236.1
9
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.2
9
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
6.59
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
7.61
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.61
7.61
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.26
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.96
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.38
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.13
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
9.86
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
10.17
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.17
10.17
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.478
1.478
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.22
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.38
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
986
37.55
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2069
37.64
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.37
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3.62
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
3.73
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.62
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.219
1.219
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.193
1.193
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
847
32.26
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1862
33.88
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.64
37.64

Fielding Stats for Ryan Buchter and Mike King

Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
10.85
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
2.93
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.16
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
709
27
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1484
27
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
236.1
9
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.2
9
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.6
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.91
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.96
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.18
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.66
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.14
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.56
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.51
94.51
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.534
0.534
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.75
39.75
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan Buchter and Mike King

Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
161
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
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Career
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Mike King
Career
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Career
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Mike King
Career
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Career
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Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
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Career
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Career
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Career
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Career
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Career
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Career
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Career
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Career
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Career
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Career
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Career
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Career
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Career
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Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
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0
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Career
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