Ray King vs. Gary Wheelock — Career Comparison

Ray King
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gary Wheelock
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Gary Wheelock 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.397 compared to 5.4 and 1.414 for Gary Wheelock. By the career numbers, Ray King had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ray King and Gary Wheelock

Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
12.99
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.93
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.74
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.44
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.58
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.5
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.87
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.51
46.51
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
3.46
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.4
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1233
27
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
27
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
9
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
9
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
8.23
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
10.03
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.03
10.03
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.74
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.54
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
3.96
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.7
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
6.09
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
4.82
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.117
1.117
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.836
0.836
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747
38.26
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
39.44
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.12
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.9
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
6.36
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.36
6.36
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.23
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.16
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.414
1.414
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1518
33.24
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
36.16
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.44
39.44

Fielding Stats for Ray King and Gary Wheelock

Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
12.99
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.93
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.74
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1233
27
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
27
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
9
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
9
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.81
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.96
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.64
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.96
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.63
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.12
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.45
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.93
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.189
0.189
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray King and Gary Wheelock

Ray King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
593
59300
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
20
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.63
-63.2
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Gary Wheelock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Wheelock
Career
Per 600 PA