Eric King vs. Kevin Whelan — Career Comparison

Eric King
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kevin Whelan
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Eric King built a career as a starting pitcher and Kevin Whelan 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 9 and 3.333 for Kevin Whelan. 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 Kevin Whelan

Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
2.12
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.18
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.54
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.47
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.61
53.61
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.67
55.67
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.97
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.64
18.64
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.33
17.33
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2590
27
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
863.1
9
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
814
8.49
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.76
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
6
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
3.47
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
21
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.22
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
21
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
4.78
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
0.917
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.26
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.32
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3688
38.45
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
57
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.47
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
4.24
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.32
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.22
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.79
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.333
3.333
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3272
34.11
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
36
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
57

Fielding Stats for Eric King and Kevin Whelan

Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
2.12
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.18
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2590
27
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
863.1
9
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.78
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.03
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.92
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
1.81
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.67
55.67
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eric King and Kevin Whelan

Eric King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
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Kevin Whelan
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Eric King
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Eric King
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Kevin Whelan
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Per 600 PA
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
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Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
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Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
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Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Whelan
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Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
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Eric King
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
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Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
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Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Whelan
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Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
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Career
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