Eric King vs. Sparrow Morton — Career Comparison

Eric King
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sparrow Morton
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Eric King built a career as a starting pitcher and Sparrow Morton 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 5.29 and 1.588 for Sparrow Morton. 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 Sparrow Morton

Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
2.12
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.18
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.54
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.47
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.61
53.61
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.67
55.67
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.06
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.97
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.29
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2590
27
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
863.1
9
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
814
8.49
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
8.47
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.76
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
3.47
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.82
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.22
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
459
4.78
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.65
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
0.917
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.941
0.941
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.26
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.12
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.32
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3688
38.45
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
43.94
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.47
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
4.24
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
10.59
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.32
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.22
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.79
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.588
1.588
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3272
34.11
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
38.12
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.94
43.94

Fielding Stats for Eric King and Sparrow Morton

Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
2.12
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.18
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2590
27
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
863.1
9
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.78
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.06
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
1.03
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.59
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.92
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.71
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
1.81
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.65
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.67
55.67
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eric King and Sparrow Morton

Eric King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
102.45
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.45
109.12
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
225
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA