Joe Horgan vs. Charlie King — Career Comparison

Joe Horgan
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie King
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Charlie King built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Horgan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Horgan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.48 and WHIP 1.804 compared to 11.85 and 2.268 for Charlie King. By the career numbers, Joe Horgan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Horgan and Charlie King

Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
10.76
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.48
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
11.85
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.48
5.48
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.85
11.85
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.383
0.383
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
10.57
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
15.15
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.57
10.57
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.15
15.15
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.98
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.63
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.09
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.27
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
6.85
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.659
0.659
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
43.43
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
46.76
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.54
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
6.46
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
12.51
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.46
6.46
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.51
12.51
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.739
1.739
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.268
2.268
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
36.98
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
39.51
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.43
43.43
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.76
46.76

Fielding Stats for Joe Horgan and Charlie King

Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
10.76
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.37
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.32
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.96
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.96
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Horgan and Charlie King

Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
8250
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
10.96
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
43.44
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-1.16
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA