Eric King vs. Larry Loughlin — Career Comparison

Eric King
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Larry Loughlin
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Eric King built a career as a starting pitcher and Larry Loughlin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Eric King posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.97 and WHIP 1.353 compared to 15.19 and 2.625 for Larry Loughlin. By the career numbers, Eric King had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eric King and Larry Loughlin

Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
2.12
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.18
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.54
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.47
Larry Loughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.61
53.61
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.67
55.67
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.97
Larry Loughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
15.19
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.19
15.19
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2590
27
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
863.1
9
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
814
8.49
Larry Loughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
15.19
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.19
15.19
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.76
Larry Loughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Larry Loughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
3.47
Larry Loughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.22
Larry Loughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
4.78
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
8.44
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Larry Loughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
0.917
Larry Loughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.688
1.688
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.26
Larry Loughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.32
Larry Loughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Larry Loughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3688
38.45
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
47.25
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.47
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
4.24
Larry Loughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
15.19
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.19
15.19
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.32
Larry Loughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.22
Larry Loughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.79
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.438
2.438
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3272
34.11
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
40.5
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45
Larry Loughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.25
47.25

Fielding Stats for Eric King and Larry Loughlin

Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
2.12
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.18
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2590
27
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
863.1
9
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.78
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.03
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Larry Loughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.92
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.81
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.67
55.67
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eric King and Larry Loughlin

Eric King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1800
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Loughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Loughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Loughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Loughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Loughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Loughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Loughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Loughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Loughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Loughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Loughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Loughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Loughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Loughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Loughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Loughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Loughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Loughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Loughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Loughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
523.07
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Loughlin
Career
Per 600 PA