Clarence Currie vs. Charlie King — Career Comparison

Clarence Currie
Pre-GenerationalCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie King
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Charlie King built a career as a starting pitcher and Clarence Currie as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clarence Currie posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.363 compared to 11.85 and 2.268 for Charlie King. By the career numbers, Clarence Currie had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clarence Currie and Charlie King

Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.28
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.92
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.36
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.56
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.47
39.47
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.7
71.7
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.75
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.39
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
11.85
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.85
11.85
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.383
0.383
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1114
27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371.1
9
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
9.33
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
15.15
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.33
9.33
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.15
15.15
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.22
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.63
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
2.93
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.27
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.69
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.659
0.659
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.51
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1567
37.98
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
46.76
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.29
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
5.07
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
12.51
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.51
12.51
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.363
1.363
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.268
2.268
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1425
34.54
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
39.51
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.76
46.76

Fielding Stats for Clarence Currie and Charlie King

Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.29
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1113
27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
9
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.41
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
3.35
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.32
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
4.05
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.76
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.81
92.81
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.925
2.925
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clarence Currie and Charlie King

Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
235.71
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
342.86
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
600
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
552.86
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
85.71
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
72.86
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.57
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.86
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
21.95
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
10.96
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
102.86
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
115.71
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
21.43
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
38.57
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
60
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.78
16.18
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-1.16
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.71
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
42
180
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.14
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA