Charlie King vs. Denny Riddleberger — Career Comparison

Charlie King
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Denny Riddleberger
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Charlie King built a career as a starting pitcher and Denny Riddleberger as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Denny Riddleberger posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.77 and WHIP 1.391 compared to 11.85 and 2.268 for Charlie King. By the career numbers, Denny Riddleberger had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie King and Denny Riddleberger

Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
6.97
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
11.85
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.77
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.85
11.85
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.383
0.383
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
9
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
15.15
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
8.05
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.15
15.15
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.05
8.05
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.63
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.02
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.27
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.79
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.68
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
6.43
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.659
0.659
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
46.76
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
551
37.29
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.23
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
12.51
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
3.52
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.51
12.51
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.268
2.268
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
39.51
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
32.48
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.76
46.76
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.29
37.29

Fielding Stats for Charlie King and Denny Riddleberger

Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
6.97
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
9
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.41
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.32
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.15
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.56
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.56
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.223
0.223
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie King and Denny Riddleberger

Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
6180
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
480
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
10.96
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
3.21
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.01
-1.16
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.24
-14.11
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
6
360
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Riddleberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Riddleberger
Career
Per 600 PA