Charlie King vs. Hank O'Day — Career Comparison

Charlie King
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Hank O'Day
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief Pitcher

Charlie King built a career as a starting pitcher and Hank O'Day as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Hank O'Day posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.352 compared to 11.85 and 2.268 for Charlie King. By the career numbers, Hank O'Day had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie King and Hank O'Day

Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
1.1
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.05
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.4
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.6
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.89
39.89
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.96
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
11.85
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
687
3.74
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.85
11.85
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.383
0.383
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4954
27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1651.1
9
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
15.15
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1655
9.02
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.15
15.15
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.63
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.35
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.27
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
3.15
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
663
3.61
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.659
0.659
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.752
0.752
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.66
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.44
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
46.76
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7247
39.5
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
12.51
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1128
6.15
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.51
12.51
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.15
6.15
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.268
2.268
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
39.51
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6588
35.91
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.76
46.76
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5

Fielding Stats for Charlie King and Hank O'Day

Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
1.14
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5736
27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1912
9
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.61
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.32
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
1.69
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.24
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
2.54
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
2.3
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.72
90.72
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.021
2.021
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie King and Hank O'Day

Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
342.86
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
232
162.24
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
858
600
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
817
571.33
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
108.39
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
92.31
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
13.29
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.1
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.7
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
16.08
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
10.96
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.07
30.82
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
127.97
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
137.06
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
53.15
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
32.17
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
84.62
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-1.16
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.04
30.8
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.4
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
27.27
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
109
76.22
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.87
7.87
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.9
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.9
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100