Charlie King vs. Kirby Yates — Career Comparison

Charlie King
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Kirby Yates
MillenialHawaiiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Charlie King built a career as a starting pitcher and Kirby Yates as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kirby Yates posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.36 and WHIP 1.162 compared to 11.85 and 2.268 for Charlie King. By the career numbers, Kirby Yates had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie King and Kirby Yates

Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
9.38
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.6
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.48
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.56
55.56
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.95
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
11.85
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.36
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.85
11.85
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.383
0.383
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.201
0.201
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358
27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452.2
9
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
15.15
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
6.6
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.15
15.15
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.6
6.6
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.63
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.25
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.27
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.6
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
12.39
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.39
12.39
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.659
0.659
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.776
1.776
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.36
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.58
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
46.76
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1883
37.44
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
4.2
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
12.51
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
3.64
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.51
12.51
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.268
2.268
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.133
1.133
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
39.51
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1656
32.92
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.76
46.76
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.44
37.44

Fielding Stats for Charlie King and Kirby Yates

Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
9.38
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358
27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452.2
9
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.44
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.32
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.72
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.29
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.15
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.23
89.23
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.123
0.123
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie King and Kirby Yates

Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Kirby Yates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
141600
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
10.96
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.01
-1.16
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirby Yates
Career
Per 600 PA