Charlie King vs. Joe Orrell — Career Comparison

Charlie King
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Joe Orrell
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Charlie King built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Orrell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Orrell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.01 and WHIP 1.517 compared to 11.85 and 2.268 for Charlie King. By the career numbers, Joe Orrell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie King and Joe Orrell

Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.21
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.7
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.88
21.88
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
11.85
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.01
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.85
11.85
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.383
0.383
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89.2
9
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
15.15
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
9.03
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.15
15.15
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.63
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.27
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
4.62
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.61
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.659
0.659
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.803
0.803
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.5
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
46.76
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
395
39.65
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.41
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
12.51
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.01
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.51
12.51
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.268
2.268
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.517
1.517
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
39.51
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
34.53
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.76
46.76
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.65
39.65

Fielding Stats for Charlie King and Joe Orrell

Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
27
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.2
9
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.32
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.3
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.813
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie King and Joe Orrell

Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
800
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
600
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
575
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
10.96
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
14.58
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-1.16
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
8.77
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
8
200
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA