Joba Chamberlain vs. Charlie King — Career Comparison

Joba Chamberlain
MillenialNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie King
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Charlie King built a career as a starting pitcher and Joba Chamberlain as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joba Chamberlain posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.81 and WHIP 1.408 compared to 11.85 and 2.268 for Charlie King. By the career numbers, Joba Chamberlain had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joba Chamberlain and Charlie King

Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
6.24
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.7
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.41
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.35
54.35
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.17
11.17
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
3.81
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
11.85
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.85
11.85
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.383
0.383
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1666
27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
555.1
9
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
540
8.75
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
15.15
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.75
8.75
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.15
15.15
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.92
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.63
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
3.66
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.27
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.26
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
8.85
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.659
0.659
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.41
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.41
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2398
38.86
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
46.76
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.26
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
4.23
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
12.51
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.51
12.51
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.23
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.68
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.268
2.268
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2122
34.39
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
39.51
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.318
0.318
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.86
38.86
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.76
46.76

Fielding Stats for Joba Chamberlain and Charlie King

Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
6.24
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.7
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1666
27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
555.1
9
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.5
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.1
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.32
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
1.64
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
1.6
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.02
98.02
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.17
11.17
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joba Chamberlain and Charlie King

Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
25666.67
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
6
400
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.2
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
10.96
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.23
-15.57
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.01
-1.16
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Joba Chamberlain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joba Chamberlain
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA