Neal Cotts vs. Charlie King — Career Comparison

Neal Cotts
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie King
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Charlie King built a career as a starting pitcher and Neal Cotts as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Neal Cotts posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.398 compared to 11.85 and 2.268 for Charlie King. By the career numbers, Neal Cotts had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Neal Cotts and Charlie King

Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
9.81
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.43
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.49
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
3.96
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
11.85
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.85
11.85
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.383
0.383
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1330
27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443.1
9
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
8.22
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
15.15
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.15
15.15
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.18
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.63
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.94
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.27
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.43
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
8.55
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.659
0.659
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.53
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.45
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1918
38.94
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
46.76
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.71
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.22
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
12.51
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.51
12.51
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.3
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.85
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.351
1.351
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.268
2.268
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
33.98
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
39.51
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.94
38.94
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.76
46.76

Fielding Stats for Neal Cotts and Charlie King

Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
9.81
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1330
27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443.1
9
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.41
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
1.16
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.32
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.62
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.56
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.25
96.25
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Neal Cotts and Charlie King

Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
483
144900
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
212.28
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
10.96
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
199.5
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-1.16
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA