Archie Cole vs. Curtis King — Career Comparison

Archie Cole
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightNorth AmericaToledo TigersNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Curtis King
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Archie Cole built a career as a starting pitcher and Curtis King as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Curtis King posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.43 and WHIP 1.549 compared to 9.11 and 2.138 for Archie Cole. By the career numbers, Curtis King had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Archie Cole and Curtis King

Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.38
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
7.52
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.69
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9.11
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.43
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.75
7.75
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
27
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81.1
9
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
11.81
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
10.07
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.07
10.07
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
7.43
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.43
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
4.05
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.65
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.898
0.898
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
45.23
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
39.84
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.21
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.48
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.98
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.48
11.48
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.66
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.138
2.138
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
36.11
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
34.75
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.322
0.322
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.23
45.23
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.84
39.84

Fielding Stats for Archie Cole and Curtis King

Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.38
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
7.52
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.69
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
27
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81.1
9
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.36
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.55
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.04
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
2.88
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.7
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.88
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Archie Cole and Curtis King

Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
6800
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
360
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
8.98
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
13.63
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.95
-95.32
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA