Charlie King vs. Ken Ryan — Career Comparison

Charlie King
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Ken Ryan
Gen XRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Charlie King built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Ryan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Ryan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.91 and WHIP 1.596 compared to 11.85 and 2.268 for Charlie King. By the career numbers, Ken Ryan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie King and Ken Ryan

Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
7.56
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.44
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.5
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.95
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
11.85
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.91
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.85
11.85
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.383
0.383
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
857
27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285.2
9
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
15.15
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
8.38
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.15
15.15
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.38
8.38
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.63
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.66
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.27
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
5.17
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.82
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
7.09
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.09
7.09
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.659
0.659
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.362
1.362
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.47
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.28
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
46.76
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1265
39.85
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.94
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
12.51
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
4.41
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.51
12.51
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.57
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.28
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.85
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.268
2.268
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.505
1.505
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
39.51
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1065
33.55
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.76
46.76
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.85
39.85

Fielding Stats for Charlie King and Ken Ryan

Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
7.56
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
857
27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285.2
9
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.66
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.32
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.01
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.73
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.67
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.36
96.36
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.221
0.221
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie King and Ken Ryan

Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
16000
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
533.33
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
10.96
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
7.45
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.01
-1.16
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-8.35
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
266.67
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA