Jim Holmes vs. Charlie King — Career Comparison

Jim Holmes
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie King
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Charlie King built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Holmes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Holmes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.531 compared to 11.85 and 2.268 for Charlie King. By the career numbers, Jim Holmes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Holmes and Charlie King

Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.94
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.73
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.49
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
11.85
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.85
11.85
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.383
0.383
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
8.63
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
15.15
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.63
8.63
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.15
15.15
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.63
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.14
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.27
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.02
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.796
0.796
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.659
0.659
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.55
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.73
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
37.47
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
46.76
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.84
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
5.51
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
12.51
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.51
5.51
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.51
12.51
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.531
1.531
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.268
2.268
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
31.59
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
39.51
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.47
37.47
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.76
46.76

Fielding Stats for Jim Holmes and Charlie King

Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.94
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.29
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.32
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.84
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.47
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Holmes and Charlie King

Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
533.33
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
600
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
600
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
26.79
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
10.96
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
31.45
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-1.16
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
4
133.33
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA