Jim Donohue vs. Charlie King — Career Comparison

Jim Donohue
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie King
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Charlie King built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Donohue as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Donohue posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.29 and WHIP 1.545 compared to 11.85 and 2.268 for Charlie King. By the career numbers, Jim Donohue had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Donohue and Charlie King

Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.06
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.52
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.46
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.86
12.86
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.41
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
4.29
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
11.85
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.85
11.85
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.383
0.383
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155.1
9
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
8.81
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
15.15
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.15
15.15
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.39
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.63
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
4.75
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.27
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
6.72
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.72
6.72
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.659
0.659
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
686
39.75
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
46.76
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.56
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.64
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
12.51
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.51
12.51
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.506
1.506
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.268
2.268
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
34.88
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
39.51
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.75
39.75
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.76
46.76

Fielding Stats for Jim Donohue and Charlie King

Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.06
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.52
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155.1
9
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.46
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.04
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.32
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.56
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.51
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.3
96.3
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.371
0.371
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.86
12.86
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Donohue and Charlie King

Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
1166.67
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
600
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
566.67
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
11.61
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
10.96
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
100
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
100
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
50
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-4.89
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.01
-1.16
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
10
166.67
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.6
3.6
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA