Ray King vs. Joe Lake — Career Comparison

Ray King
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Lake
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Lake 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. Joe Lake posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.85 and WHIP 1.260 compared to 3.46 and 1.397 for Ray King. By the career numbers, Joe Lake had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ray King and Joe Lake

Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
12.99
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
1.36
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.95
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.44
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.42
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.5
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.61
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.51
46.51
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.79
40.79
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.85
69.85
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.65
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
3.46
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.85
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1233
27
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3954
27
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
9
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1318
9
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
8.23
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
9.08
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.08
9.08
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.74
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
3.96
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
2.27
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
6.09
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
594
4.06
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.117
1.117
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1747
38.26
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5443
37.17
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.12
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.36
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.9
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
669
4.57
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.23
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1518
33.24
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5091
34.76
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.26
38.26
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.17
37.17

Fielding Stats for Ray King and Joe Lake

Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
12.99
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
2.4
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.99
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1233
27
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2235
27
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
9
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
745
9
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.81
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.51
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.64
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
5.63
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.63
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
6.68
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
2.45
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
6.14
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.86
91.86
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.189
0.189
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.553
2.553
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.21
41.21
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray King and Joe Lake

Ray King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
593
59300
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
208
247.62
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
504
600
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
491
584.52
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
120.24
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
92.86
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.67
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.14
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.57
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
27.38
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.52
36.33
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
161.9
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
129.76
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
46.43
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
45.24
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
88.1
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-63.2
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.14
35.89
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.19
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.33
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
138.1
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.34
4.34
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.95
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.57
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.57
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100