Joey Jay vs. Kevin King — Career Comparison

Joey Jay
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Kevin King
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joey Jay built a career as a starting pitcher and Kevin King as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joey Jay posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.359 compared to 7.34 and 2.054 for Kevin King. By the career numbers, Joey Jay had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joey Jay and Kevin King

Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
1.8
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
9.98
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.18
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.58
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.53
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.88
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.11
52.11
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.48
65.48
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.37
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
3.77
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
7.34
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.34
7.34
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4639
27
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
27
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1546.1
9
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.2
9
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1460
8.5
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
10.86
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.5
8.5
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.89
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.88
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
3.53
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.46
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.2
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.17
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
5.81
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
4.99
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.039
1.039
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.31
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.21
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.88
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6583
38.31
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
44.02
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.31
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.17
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
714
4.16
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
7.63
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.63
7.63
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.88
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.88
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.88
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.924
1.924
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5940
34.57
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
34.92
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.02
44.02

Fielding Stats for Joey Jay and Kevin King

Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
1.82
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
9.98
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.18
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4608
27
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
27
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1536
9
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.2
9
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.62
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
1.29
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.17
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.59
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
1.99
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.05
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
1.91
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.47
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.88
95.88
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.052
1.052
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.147
0.147
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.16
65.16
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joey Jay and Kevin King

Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
344.44
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
34
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
540
600
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
483
536.67
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
61.11
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
51.11
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.78
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.22
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.33
12.59
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
75.56
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
93.33
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
18.89
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
21.11
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
37.78
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-3.4
-3.78
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
31.11
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
206
228.89
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.62
2.62
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
30
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
9
10
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA