Ray King vs. Dave LaPoint — Career Comparison

Ray King
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave LaPoint
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave LaPoint 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 run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 89), home run suppression (HR9+ 105 vs 104), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 95 vs 94). Dave LaPoint held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 85 vs 83). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Ray King.

Pitching Stats for Ray King and Dave LaPoint

Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
12.99
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
1.78
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.37
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.44
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.48
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.5
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.51
46.51
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.19
48.19
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.21
77.21
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
3.46
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
4.02
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1233
27
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4460
27
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
9
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1486.2
9
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
8.23
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
1598
9.67
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.67
9.67
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.74
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.71
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
3.96
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
3.38
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.28
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
6.09
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
802
4.86
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.117
1.117
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.916
0.916
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.32
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.15
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1747
38.26
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6471
39.17
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.12
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.9
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
4.53
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.37
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.47
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.29
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.23
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.92
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1518
33.24
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5769
34.92
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17

Fielding Stats for Ray King and Dave LaPoint

Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
12.99
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
1.78
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.37
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1233
27
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4460
27
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
9
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1486.2
9
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.81
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.28
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.64
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.13
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.63
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.46
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.45
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.4
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.27
96.27
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.189
0.189
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.21
77.21
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray King and Dave LaPoint

Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
593
59300
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
294
588
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
300
600
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
502
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
52
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
50
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
6.44
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
54
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
84
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
26
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
30
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
56
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-63.2
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.2
-8.4
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
32
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
164
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.66
3.66
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
64
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
7
14
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaPoint
Career
Per 600 PA