Ray King vs. Mike LaCoss — Career Comparison

Ray King
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike LaCoss
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mike LaCoss built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray King as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ray King led in strikeout rate (K%+ 83 vs 65), run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 98), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 95 vs 94). Mike LaCoss held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 126 vs 105). Role difference aside, Ray King holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ray King and Mike LaCoss

Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
12.99
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
415
2.15
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.26
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.44
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.51
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.5
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.53
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.51
46.51
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.76
48.76
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.55
58.55
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.13
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
3.46
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
777
4.02
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1233
27
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5219
27
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
9
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1739.2
9
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
8.23
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1786
9.24
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.74
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.51
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
3.96
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
725
3.75
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.37
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.44
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
6.09
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
783
4.05
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.117
1.117
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.28
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.15
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.12
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1747
38.26
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7496
38.78
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.12
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.32
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.9
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
885
4.58
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.37
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.47
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.25
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.23
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
1.09
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.443
1.443
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1518
33.24
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6603
34.16
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for Ray King and Mike LaCoss

Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
12.99
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
415
2.15
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.26
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1233
27
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5219
27
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
9
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1739.2
9
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.81
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.65
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.64
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
1.59
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.63
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
2.35
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.45
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
2.25
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.189
0.189
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.55
58.55
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.12
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray King and Mike LaCoss

Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
593
59300
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
416
443.34
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
563
600
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
481
512.61
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
63.94
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50.09
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.72
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.85
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.96
13.81
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
82.06
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
85.26
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.97
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
20.25
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50.09
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-63.2
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.64
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
19.18
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
194
206.75
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
2.9
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
65.01
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.07
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.33
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA