Wilbert King vs. Desi Relaford — Career Comparison

Wilbert King
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueSecond Baseman
Desi Relaford
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Wilbert King and Desi Relaford are closely matched on the surface stats. Wilbert King posted stronger numbers in OPS (.683 vs .671) and slugging (.357 vs .347). Desi Relaford had the advantage in home run production (40 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Wilbert King had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Wilbert King and Desi Relaford

Wilbert King
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Wilbert King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
173.2
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
939
168.33
Wilbert King
Career
Per 600 PA
97
600
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3347
600
Wilbert King
Career
Per 600 PA
84
519.59
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2939
526.86
Wilbert King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Wilbert King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.704
0.704
Wilbert King
Career
Per 600 PA
20
123.71
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
714
128
Wilbert King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
92.78
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
508
91.07
Wilbert King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
26.35
Wilbert King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
30.93
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
3.41
Wilbert King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
7.17
Wilbert King
Career
Per 600 PA
5
30.93
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
36.93
Wilbert King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Wilbert King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Wilbert King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Wilbert King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
68.04
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349.69
62.69
Wilbert King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
185.57
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1019
182.67
Wilbert King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
191.75
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1057
189.48
Wilbert King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Wilbert King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Wilbert King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Wilbert King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Wilbert King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Wilbert King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.624
0.624
Wilbert King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Wilbert King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
105.15
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
67.22
Wilbert King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
55.67
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
308
55.21
Wilbert King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
160.82
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
643
115.27
Wilbert King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.27
75.91
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
358.13
64.2
Wilbert King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.19
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
8.96
Wilbert King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
61.86
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
52.52
Wilbert King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.94
Wilbert King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
497
89.09
Wilbert King
Career
Per 600 PA
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.73
6.73
Wilbert King
Career
Per 600 PA
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Wilbert King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.37
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
6.63
Wilbert King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
5.02
Wilbert King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
58
10.4
Wilbert King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.19
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
14.52
Wilbert King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
5.02
Wilbert King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.19
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
19.54
Wilbert King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 600 PA
74.31
74.31

Fielding Stats for Wilbert King and Desi Relaford

Wilbert King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Wilbert King
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.16
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
1.2
Wilbert King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.07
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
1
Wilbert King
Career
Per 9 Innings
603
27
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20894
27
Wilbert King
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
9
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6964.2
9
Wilbert King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.46
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1219
1.58
Wilbert King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.82
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1948
2.52
Wilbert King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.17
Wilbert King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
5.69
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3298
4.26
Wilbert King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
5.28
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3167
4.09
Wilbert King
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.91
92.91
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.03
96.03
Wilbert King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.539
4.539
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.398
3.398
Wilbert King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.83
82.83
Wilbert King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.67
Desi Relaford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387
0.5
Wilbert King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbert King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbert King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbert King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Desi Relaford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0