Felix Hernandez vs. Bryan King — Career Comparison

Felix Hernandez
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Bryan King
MillenialColoradoThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Felix Hernandez built a career as a starting pitcher and Bryan King as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bryan King posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.67 and WHIP 1.071 compared to 3.42 and 1.212 for Felix Hernandez. By the career numbers, Bryan King had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Felix Hernandez and Bryan King

Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.38
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
9.16
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
1.38
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
0.56
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.57
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.45
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.41
55.41
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
3.42
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.67
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8189
27
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
27
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2729.2
9
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.1
9
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2487
8.2
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
7.63
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
0.87
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.05
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
805
2.65
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.05
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2524
8.32
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
9.64
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.02
6.02
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.51
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.35
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.67
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11284
37.2
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
384
36.64
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.72
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1157
3.81
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.67
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.16
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.18
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
0.89
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.67
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.206
1.206
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10268
33.85
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
33.68
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.2
37.2
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64

Fielding Stats for Felix Hernandez and Bryan King

Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.38
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
9.16
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
1.38
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8189
27
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
27
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2729.2
9
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.1
9
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.62
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
1.06
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.76
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.06
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
1.74
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.24
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
1.68
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.14
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.4
96.4
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Felix Hernandez and Bryan King

Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
419
4261.02
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
96
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
600
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
508.47
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
40.68
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
14.63
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
81.36
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
61.02
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
30.51
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
71.19
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
91.53
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.53
-15.59
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
22
223.73
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
2.68
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Felix Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
71.19
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.34
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Felix Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA