Joe Corbett vs. Charlie King — Career Comparison

Joe Corbett
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie King
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Charlie King built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Corbett as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Corbett posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.42 and WHIP 1.430 compared to 11.85 and 2.268 for Charlie King. By the career numbers, Joe Corbett had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Corbett and Charlie King

Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.16
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.07
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.6
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.34
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
64
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.94
91.94
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.97
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
3.42
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
11.85
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.85
11.85
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.383
0.383
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1445
27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481.2
9
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
9.29
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
15.15
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.15
15.15
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.63
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.59
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.27
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
4.63
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.914
0.914
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.659
0.659
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.32
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.67
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2145
40.08
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
46.76
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
5.36
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
12.51
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.51
12.51
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.268
2.268
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1917
35.82
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
39.51
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.08
40.08
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.76
46.76

Fielding Stats for Joe Corbett and Charlie King

Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
1.24
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.25
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1506
27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
9
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.68
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.08
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.32
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.48
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.25
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.76
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.08
85.08
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.232
2.232
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.29
20.29
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Corbett and Charlie King

Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
181.51
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
342.86
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
600
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
579.83
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
136.13
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
103.36
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.73
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.04
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.77
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.29
46.1
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
10.96
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
173.95
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
153.78
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
80.67
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
80.67
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
161.34
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.92
50.23
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-1.16
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.52
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.13
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
28
70.59
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.5
8.5
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.52
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.08
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.08
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Corbett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA