Norm Charlton vs. Charlie King — Career Comparison

Norm Charlton
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Charlie King
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Charlie King built a career as a starting pitcher and Norm Charlton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Norm Charlton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.71 and WHIP 1.372 compared to 11.85 and 2.268 for Charlie King. By the career numbers, Norm Charlton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Norm Charlton and Charlie King

Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
6.05
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.37
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.51
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.54
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.57
48.57
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.97
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
3.71
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
11.85
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.85
11.85
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.383
0.383
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
899.1
9
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
798
7.99
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
15.15
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.15
15.15
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.7
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.63
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
4.09
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.27
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.27
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
8.09
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.659
0.659
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.77
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3845
38.48
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
46.76
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
2.8
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
4.19
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
12.51
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.51
12.51
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.52
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.21
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.79
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.342
1.342
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.268
2.268
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3331
33.33
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
39.51
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.48
38.48
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.76
46.76

Fielding Stats for Norm Charlton and Charlie King

Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
6.05
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.37
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
899.1
9
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.42
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
1.25
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.32
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.14
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.81
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.67
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.27
92.27
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Norm Charlton and Charlie King

Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
608
3541.75
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
600
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
506.8
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
46.6
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
34.95
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.68
9.79
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
10.96
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
58.25
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
81.55
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
34.95
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.83
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
40.78
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.25
-7.31
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.01
-1.16
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
50
291.26
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.06
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
58.25
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA