Ken Holtzman vs. Bryan King — Career Comparison

Ken Holtzman
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bryan King
MillenialColoradoThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Holtzman 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 3.49 and 1.314 for Ken Holtzman. By the career numbers, Bryan King had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Holtzman and Bryan King

Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
1.42
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
9.16
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
1.29
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
0.55
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.57
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.47
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.7
53.7
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.4
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1111
3.49
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.67
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8602
27
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
27
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2867.1
9
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.1
9
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2787
8.75
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
7.63
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.75
8.75
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
0.78
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.05
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
910
2.86
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.22
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1601
5.03
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
9.64
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.876
0.876
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.31
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.15
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.67
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12069
37.88
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
384
36.64
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.72
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
4
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.67
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.24
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.15
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.36
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.67
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.289
1.289
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10987
34.49
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
33.68
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.88
37.88
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64

Fielding Stats for Ken Holtzman and Bryan King

Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
1.42
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
9.16
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
1.29
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8601
27
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
27
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2867
9
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.1
9
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.37
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
1.48
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.76
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.08
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
1.93
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.24
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
1.85
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.14
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.77
95.77
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.304
1.304
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.08
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Holtzman and Bryan King

Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
456
411.43
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
96
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
665
600
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607
547.67
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
89.32
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
69.47
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
17.14
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.8
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
19.85
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.39
20.21
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
113.68
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
104.66
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
31.58
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
30.68
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
60.45
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.16
11.88
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.34
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
170
153.38
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.91
3.91
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
36.09
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
9.92
Bryan King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan King
Career
Per 600 PA