Kevin King vs. Walt Masterson — Career Comparison

Kevin King
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Walt Masterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Walt Masterson built a career as a starting pitcher and Kevin King as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Walt Masterson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.15 and WHIP 1.515 compared to 7.34 and 2.054 for Kevin King. By the career numbers, Walt Masterson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin King and Walt Masterson

Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
9.98
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
2.18
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.43
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.88
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.55
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.82
43.82
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.12
46.12
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.38
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.11
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
7.34
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
4.15
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.34
7.34
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
27
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4949
27
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.2
9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1649.2
9
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
10.86
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1613
8.8
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.88
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.55
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.46
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
4.83
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.17
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.99
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
4.45
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.031
1.031
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.18
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.88
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.15
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
44.02
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7281
39.72
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.17
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
0.63
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
7.63
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
4.84
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.63
7.63
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.88
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.88
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.88
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.924
1.924
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.515
1.515
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
34.92
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6367
34.74
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.02
44.02
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.72
39.72

Fielding Stats for Kevin King and Walt Masterson

Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9.98
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
72.3
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
27
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
27
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.2
9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49.2
9
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
16.67
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.17
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
50.92
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.59
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.8
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.05
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
73.39
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.47
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
67.59
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.1
92.1
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.147
0.147
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.44
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin King and Walt Masterson

Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
34
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
402
435.38
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
554
600
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
486
526.35
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
73.65
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
61.73
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.75
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.91
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.16
17.5
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
87.73
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
110.47
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
40.07
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
28.16
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
68.23
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.62
9.33
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
36.82
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
221
239.35
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
2.51
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
36.82
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.33
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50