Scott Downs vs. Charlie King — Career Comparison

Scott Downs
Gen XKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie King
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Charlie King built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Downs as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Downs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.56 and WHIP 1.387 compared to 11.85 and 2.268 for Charlie King. By the career numbers, Scott Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Downs and Charlie King

Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
7.41
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.6
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.46
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.72
48.72
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.32
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.56
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
11.85
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.85
11.85
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.383
0.383
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2254
27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751.1
9
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
729
8.73
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
15.15
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.15
15.15
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.8
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.63
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
3.34
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.27
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
6.89
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.89
6.89
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.659
0.659
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.34
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3213
38.49
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
46.76
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.35
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
3.99
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
12.51
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.51
12.51
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.19
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.96
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.342
1.342
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.268
2.268
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2870
34.38
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
39.51
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.76
46.76

Fielding Stats for Scott Downs and Charlie King

Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
7.41
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.6
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2254
27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751.1
9
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.57
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.32
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
2.43
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
2.34
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.06
96.06
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.18
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Downs and Charlie King

Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
619
6403.45
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
600
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
465.52
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.4
4.1
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
10.96
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
62.07
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
41.38
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.34
-13.82
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.01
-1.16
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
17
175.86
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
3.41
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
103.45
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA