Josh Hancock vs. Charlie King — Career Comparison

Josh Hancock
Gen XMississippiThrows 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 Josh Hancock as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Josh Hancock posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.2 and WHIP 1.340 compared to 11.85 and 2.268 for Charlie King. By the career numbers, Josh Hancock had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Josh Hancock and Charlie King

Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
5.17
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.61
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.46
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.25
56.25
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
4.2
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
11.85
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.85
11.85
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.383
0.383
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177.2
9
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
8.86
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
15.15
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.15
15.15
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.52
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.63
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.99
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.27
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
5.57
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.659
0.659
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.46
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
765
38.75
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
46.76
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.42
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.76
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
12.51
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.51
12.51
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.51
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.3
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.71
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.317
1.317
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.268
2.268
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
688
34.85
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
39.51
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.76
46.76

Fielding Stats for Josh Hancock and Charlie King

Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
5.17
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.61
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177.2
9
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.86
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.32
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.37
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.22
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Hancock and Charlie King

Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
2040
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
480
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
40
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
40
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.55
10.91
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
10.96
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
40
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
40
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
2.67
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-1.16
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
18
360
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Hancock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Hancock
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA