Ed Heusser vs. Clyde King — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationUtahThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Heusser built a career as a starting pitcher and Clyde King as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Heusser posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.69 and WHIP 1.350 compared to 4.14 and 1.438 for Clyde King. By the career numbers, Ed Heusser had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Heusser and Clyde King

Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
2.2
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.63
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.86
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.38
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.46
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.58
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.55
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.45
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.53
45.53
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.14
56.14
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.1
39.1
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.41
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.15
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
3.69
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
4.14
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3261
27
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1488
27
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1087
9
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
496
9
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1167
9.66
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
524
9.51
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.66
9.66
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.55
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.05
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.48
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
3.43
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
2.48
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.72
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.551
0.551
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.684
0.684
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4644
38.45
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2135
38.74
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.75
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.92
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
4.37
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
4.77
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4331
35.86
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1938
35.17
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Ed Heusser and Clyde King

Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.49
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.83
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.955
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Heusser and Clyde King

Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
266
439.67
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
201
934.88
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
363
600
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
129
600
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
335
553.72
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
114
530.23
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
114.05
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
13
60.47
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
90.91
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
11
51.16
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.22
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.65
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.96
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.65
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.96
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
23.14
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.3
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.21
36.71
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
2.7
12.55
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
152.07
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
16
74.42
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
138.84
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
19
88.37
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
52.89
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
9
41.86
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
39.67
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
5
23.26
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
87.6
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
14
65.12
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.28
36.83
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0.02
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.65
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
24.79
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
5
23.26
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
150.41
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
167.44
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.99
3.99
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
3.58
3.58
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
21.49
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
41.86
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.61
Clyde King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
Clyde King
Career
Per 600 PA