Denny Driscoll vs. Charlie King — Career Comparison

Denny Driscoll
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Charlie King
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Charlie King built a career as a starting pitcher and Denny Driscoll as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Denny Driscoll posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.08 and WHIP 1.195 compared to 11.85 and 2.268 for Charlie King. By the career numbers, Denny Driscoll had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Denny Driscoll and Charlie King

Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.1
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.06
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.5
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.52
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.35
49.35
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.39
96.39
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.95
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
3.08
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
11.85
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.85
11.85
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.383
0.383
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2043
27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
9
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
747
9.87
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
15.15
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.87
9.87
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.15
15.15
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.63
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.89
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.27
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
2.26
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.659
0.659
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.36
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2942
38.88
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
46.76
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
5.47
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
12.51
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.47
5.47
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.51
12.51
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.268
2.268
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2873
37.97
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
39.51
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.88
38.88
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.76
46.76

Fielding Stats for Denny Driscoll and Charlie King

Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.22
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2301
27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
767
9
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.46
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
2.3
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.32
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.4
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
3.16
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.76
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.36
87.36
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Denny Driscoll and Charlie King

Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
162.39
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
342.86
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
600
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
582.91
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
97.44
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
83.76
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.26
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.68
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.28
22.7
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
10.96
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
116.24
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
114.53
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
63.25
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.55
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
70.09
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.48
17.92
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-1.16
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
17.09
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
7
11.97
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.14
50.14
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
1.43
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA