Jay Hughes vs. Charlie King — Career Comparison

Jay Hughes
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth 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 Jay Hughes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jay Hughes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.02 and WHIP 1.267 compared to 11.85 and 2.268 for Charlie King. By the career numbers, Jay Hughes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jay Hughes and Charlie King

Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
1.11
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.06
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.69
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.33
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.48
67.48
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.92
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.02
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
11.85
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.85
11.85
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.383
0.383
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1004
8.31
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
15.15
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.15
15.15
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.63
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
3.1
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.27
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
3
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.678
0.678
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.659
0.659
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.27
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4539
37.55
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
46.76
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
4.26
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
12.51
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.51
12.51
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.268
1.268
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.268
2.268
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4111
34.01
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
39.51
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.76
46.76

Fielding Stats for Jay Hughes and Charlie King

Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
1.13
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3576
27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1192
9
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.81
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.19
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.32
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.22
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
3.22
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
3
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.19
93.19
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.647
2.647
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jay Hughes and Charlie King

Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
177.38
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
342.86
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
504
600
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
452
538.1
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.627
0.627
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
117.86
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
83.33
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
20.24
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.71
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.57
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
34.52
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.14
52.54
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
10.96
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
170.24
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
166.67
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
79.76
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
65.48
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
141.67
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.8
55.72
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-1.16
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.38
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
46.43
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
76
90.48
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.63
6.63
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.1
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.38
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.38
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA