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Silver King

Charles Frederick King
born Charles Frederick Koenig

Positions: Pitcher and Rightfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: January 11, 1868 in St. Louis, MO (All Transactions)
Debut: September 28, 1886
Teams (by GP): Browns/Pirates/Giants/Senators/Reds/... 1886-1897

Final Game: August 19, 1897
Died: May 21, 1938 in St. Louis, MO
Buried: New St. Marcus Cemetery, St. Louis, MO
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Standard Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1886 18 KCN NL 1 3 .250 4.85 5 5 0 5 0 0 39.0 43 35 21 1 9 23 0 8 186 77 1.333 9.9 0.2 2.1 5.3 2.56
1887 19 STL AA 32 12 .727 3.78 46 44 2 43 2 1 390.0 401 231 164 4 109 128 17 0 19 1666 119 1.308 9.3 0.1 2.5 3.0 1.17
1888 20 STL AA 45 20 .692 1.63 66 64 1 64 6 0 584.2 435 203 106 6 76 258 30 0 23 2286 195 0.874 6.7 0.1 1.2 4.0 3.39
1889 21 STL AA 35 16 .686 3.14 56 53 2 47 2 1 458.0 462 257 160 15 125 188 21 36 1966 133 1.282 9.1 0.3 2.5 3.7 1.50
1890 22 CHI PL 30 22 .577 2.69 56 56 0 48 4 0 461.0 420 233 138 5 163 185 15 0 11 1988 162 1.265 8.2 0.1 3.2 3.6 1.14
1891 23 PIT NL 14 29 .326 3.11 48 44 4 40 3 1 384.1 382 243 133 7 144 160 18 0 22 1693 103 1.369 8.9 0.2 3.4 3.7 1.11
1892 24 NYG NL 22 24 .478 3.29 51 47 4 45 1 0 410.1 392 250 150 15 171 170 21 0 21 1814 98 1.372 8.6 0.3 3.8 3.7 0.99
1893 25 TOT NL 8 10 .444 6.08 24 22 2 12 1 1 154.0 188 127 104 6 82 43 9 0 5 735 78 1.753 11.0 0.4 4.8 2.5 0.52
1893 25 NYG NL 3 4 .429 8.63 7 7 0 4 0 0 49.0 69 58 47 4 26 13 2 0 5 242 54 1.939 12.7 0.7 4.8 2.4 0.50
1893 25 CIN NL 5 6 .455 4.89 17 15 2 8 1 1 105.0 119 69 57 2 56 30 7 0 0 493 98 1.667 10.2 0.2 4.8 2.6 0.54
1896 28 WHS NL 10 7 .588 4.09 22 16 6 12 0 1 145.1 179 106 66 3 43 35 4 0 4 643 108 1.528 11.1 0.2 2.7 2.2 0.81
1897 29 WHS NL 6 9 .400 4.79 23 19 4 12 0 1 154.0 196 118 82 7 45 32 11 0 3 694 90 1.565 11.5 0.4 2.6 1.9 0.71
10 Yrs 203 152 .572 3.18 397 370 25 328 19 6 3180.2 3098 1803 1124 69 967 1222 146 0 152 13671 121 1.278 8.8 0.2 2.7 3.5 1.26
162 Game Avg. 18 13 .572 3.18 35 33 2 29 2 1 282 275 160 100 6 86 108 0 13 1212 121 1.278 8.8 0.2 2.7 3.5 1.26
STL (3 yrs) 112 48 .700 2.70 168 161 5 154 10 2 1432.2 1298 691 430 25 310 574 68 0 78 5918 143 1.122 8.2 0.2 1.9 3.6 1.85
NYG (2 yrs) 25 28 .472 3.86 58 54 4 49 1 0 459.1 461 308 197 19 197 183 23 0 26 2056 87 1.433 9.0 0.4 3.9 3.6 0.93
WHS (2 yrs) 16 16 .500 4.45 45 35 10 24 0 2 299.1 375 224 148 10 88 67 15 0 7 1337 98 1.547 11.3 0.3 2.6 2.0 0.76
PIT (1 yr) 14 29 .326 3.11 48 44 4 40 3 1 384.1 382 243 133 7 144 160 18 0 22 1693 103 1.369 8.9 0.2 3.4 3.7 1.11
KCN (1 yr) 1 3 .250 4.85 5 5 0 5 0 0 39.0 43 35 21 1 9 23 0 8 186 77 1.333 9.9 0.2 2.1 5.3 2.56
CIN (1 yr) 5 6 .455 4.89 17 15 2 8 1 1 105.0 119 69 57 2 56 30 7 0 0 493 98 1.667 10.2 0.2 4.8 2.6 0.54
CHI (1 yr) 30 22 .577 2.69 56 56 0 48 4 0 461.0 420 233 138 5 163 185 15 0 11 1988 162 1.265 8.2 0.1 3.2 3.6 1.14
NL (6 yrs) 61 82 .427 3.89 173 153 20 126 5 4 1287.0 1380 879 556 39 494 463 63 0 63 5765 95 1.456 9.7 0.3 3.5 3.2 0.94
AA (3 yrs) 112 48 .700 2.70 168 161 5 154 10 2 1432.2 1298 691 430 25 310 574 68 0 78 5918 143 1.122 8.2 0.2 1.9 3.6 1.85
PL (1 yr) 30 22 .577 2.69 56 56 0 48 4 0 461.0 420 233 138 5 163 185 15 0 11 1988 162 1.265 8.2 0.1 3.2 3.6 1.14

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1886 18 KCN NL 39.0 5 5 35 8.08 5.43 -0.58 0.00 112.0 6.73 -5 -0.4 -0.0 -0.1 -2 .419 .497 $
1887 19 STL AA 390.0 46 44 231 5.33 6.34 0.27 0.00 105.0 6.37 52 4.2 1.0 -0.4 5.6 75 .591 .526 $
1888 20 STL AA 584.2 66 64 203 3.12 5.11 0.45 0.00 104.0 4.85 117 12.0 1.0 -0.7 14.0 146 .682 .574 $1,800
1889 21 STL AA 458.0 56 53 257 5.05 5.96 0.28 0.00 109.0 6.19 67 5.9 1.0 -0.3 7.7 90 .605 .536 $3,000
1890 22 CHI PL 461.0 56 56 233 4.55 6.95 0.00 0.00 103.0 7.16 134 11.1 -0.5 13.2 173 .699 .569 $
1891 23 PIT NL 384.1 48 44 243 5.69 5.62 -0.01 0.00 96.0 5.41 -3 -0.3 1.0 -0.3 2.7 31 .494 .498 $5,000
1892 24 NYG NL 410.1 51 47 250 5.48 5.08 -0.22 0.00 98.0 5.19 -6 -0.6 1.0 -0.3 2.6 34 .489 .497 $
1893 25 NYG NL 49.0 7 7 58 10.65 6.54 0.13 0.00 99.0 6.34 -23 -1.5 -0.0 -1.1 -17 .292 .491 $
1893 25 CIN NL 105.0 17 15 69 5.91 6.64 0.33 0.00 102.0 6.44 8 0.6 1.0 -0.1 1.4 19 .536 .504 $
1896 28 WHS NL 145.1 22 16 106 6.56 6.02 -0.28 0.00 101.0 6.37 1 0.1 1.0 -0.1 1.2 14 .502 .500 $
1897 29 WHS NL 154.0 23 19 118 6.90 5.89 -0.07 0.00 100.0 5.95 -12 -1.0 1.0 -0.1 0.2 2 .458 .494 $4,000
10 Seasons 3180.2 397 370 1803 5.10 5.86 0.12 0.00 102.6 5.90 329 30.2 1.0 -3.1 47.4 565 .576 .517 $13,800
STL (3 yrs) 1432.2 168 161 691 4.34 5.72 0.35 0.00 105.9 5.69 235 22.1 1.0 -1.5 27.3 311 .631 .545 $4,800
NYG (2 yrs) 459.1 58 54 308 6.03 5.23 -0.18 0.00 98.1 5.32 -29 -2.0 1.0 -0.3 1.5 17 .465 .494 $
WHS (2 yrs) 299.1 45 35 224 6.73 5.95 -0.17 0.00 100.5 6.16 -11 -0.9 1.0 -0.3 1.4 16 .480 .497 $4,000
PIT (1 yr) 384.1 48 44 243 5.69 5.62 -0.01 0.00 96.0 5.41 -3 -0.3 1.0 -0.3 2.7 31 .494 .498 $5,000
KCN (1 yr) 39.0 5 5 35 8.08 5.43 -0.58 0.00 112.0 6.73 -5 -0.4 -0.0 -0.1 -2 .419 .497 $
CIN (1 yr) 105.0 17 15 69 5.91 6.64 0.33 0.00 102.0 6.44 8 0.6 1.0 -0.1 1.4 19 .536 .504 $
CHI (1 yr) 461.0 56 56 233 4.55 6.95 0.00 0.00 103.0 7.16 134 11.1 -0.5 13.2 173 .699 .569 $

Postseason Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1887 19 STL AA WS L DTN 1 3 .250 2.03 4 4 0 4 0 0 31.0 26 17 7 0 2 21 0.903 7.5 0.0 0.6 6.1 10.50
1888 20 STL AA WS L NYG 1 3 .250 2.31 5 5 0 4 0 0 35.0 37 23 9 0 9 12 1.314 9.5 0.0 2.3 3.1 1.33
2 Yrs (2 Series) 2 6 .250 2.18 9 9 0 8 0 0 66.0 63 40 16 0 11 33 1.121 8.6 0.0 1.5 4.5 3.00
2 WS 2 6 .250 2.18 9 9 0 8 0 0 66.0 63 40 16 0 11 33 1.121 8.6 0.0 1.5 4.5 3.00

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1886 18 1 3 .250 4.85 5 5 0 5 0 0 39.0 43 35 21 1 9 23 0 8 186 77 1.333 9.9 0.2 2.1 5.3 2.56 77
1887 19 33 15 .688 3.88 51 49 2 48 2 1 429.0 444 266 185 5 118 151 17 0 27 1852 114 1.310 9.3 0.1 2.5 3.2 1.28 114
1888 20 78 35 .690 2.58 117 113 3 112 8 1 1013.2 879 469 291 11 194 409 47 0 50 4138 144 1.059 7.8 0.1 1.7 3.6 2.11 144
1889 21 113 51 .689 2.76 173 166 5 159 10 2 1471.2 1341 726 451 26 319 597 68 0 86 6104 140 1.128 8.2 0.2 2.0 3.7 1.87 140
1890 22 143 73 .662 2.74 229 222 5 207 14 2 1932.2 1761 959 589 31 482 782 83 0 97 8092 145 1.161 8.2 0.1 2.2 3.6 1.62 145
1891 23 157 102 .606 2.80 277 266 9 247 17 3 2317.0 2143 1202 722 38 626 942 101 0 119 9785 137 1.195 8.3 0.1 2.4 3.7 1.50 137
1892 24 179 126 .587 2.88 328 313 13 292 18 3 2727.1 2535 1452 872 53 797 1112 122 0 140 11599 131 1.222 8.4 0.2 2.6 3.7 1.40 131
1893 25 187 136 .579 3.05 352 335 15 304 19 4 2881.1 2723 1579 976 59 879 1155 131 0 145 12334 125 1.250 8.5 0.2 2.7 3.6 1.31 125
1894 26 187 136 .579 3.05 352 335 15 304 19 4 2881.1 2723 1579 976 59 879 1155 131 0 145 12334 125 1.250 8.5 0.2 2.7 3.6 1.31 125
1895 27 187 136 .579 3.05 352 335 15 304 19 4 2881.1 2723 1579 976 59 879 1155 131 0 145 12334 125 1.250 8.5 0.2 2.7 3.6 1.31 125
1896 28 197 143 .579 3.10 374 351 21 316 19 5 3026.2 2902 1685 1042 62 922 1190 135 0 149 12977 124 1.263 8.6 0.2 2.7 3.5 1.29 124
1897 29 203 152 .572 3.18 397 370 25 328 19 6 3180.2 3098 1803 1124 69 967 1222 146 0 152 13671 121 1.278 8.8 0.2 2.7 3.5 1.26 121

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1886 18 4 2 .667 3.10 61.0 49 23 21 1 10 36 0 0.967 7.2 1.5 5.3 3.60 0.1 5
1887 19 41 13 .759 2.27 487.0 377 137 123 4 102 160 16 0.984 7.0 1.9 3.0 1.57 0.1 46
1888 20 70 8 .897 1.31 708.0 466 114 103 6 81 312 32 0.773 5.9 1.0 4.0 3.85 0.1 66
1889 21 50 12 .806 1.97 567.0 437 138 124 14 118 233 20 0.979 6.9 1.9 3.7 1.97 0.2 56
1890 22 59 9 .868 1.52 620.0 407 117 105 5 158 249 15 0.911 5.9 2.3 3.6 1.58 0.1 56
1891 23 37 15 .712 2.50 468.0 409 144 130 7 154 195 19 1.203 7.9 3.0 3.8 1.27 0.1 48
1892 24 32 17 .653 2.84 443.0 388 156 140 15 169 184 21 1.257 7.9 3.4 3.7 1.09 0.3 51
1893 25 12 11 .522 3.70 209.0 190 96 86 6 83 58 9 1.306 8.2 3.6 2.5 0.70 0.3 24
1896 28 13 7 .650 2.89 184.0 187 66 59 3 45 44 4 1.261 9.1 2.2 2.2 0.98 0.1 22
1897 29 12 9 .571 3.51 190.0 204 82 74 7 47 40 11 1.321 9.7 2.2 1.9 0.85 0.3 23
10 Yrs 330 103 .762 2.21 3937.0 3114 1073 965 68 967 1511 147 1.037 7.1 3.5 1.56 0.2 397

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1887 AA  4.7 (9th)
1888 AA  15.3 (1st)
1889 AA  8.0 (3rd)
1890 PL  12.4 (1st)

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1887 AA  5.6 (7th)
1888 AA  14.0 (1st)
1889 AA  7.7 (3rd)
1890 PL  13.2 (1st)
Career  47.4 (92nd)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1887 AA  3.78 (7th)
1888 AA  1.63 (1st)
1889 AA  3.14 (8th)
1890 PL  2.69 (1st)
Career  3.18 (240th)

Wins s c a p y
1887 AA  32 (4th)
1888 AA  45 (1st)
1889 AA  35 (2nd)
1890 PL  30 (2nd)
Career  203 (104th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1887 AA  .727 (2nd)
1888 AA  .692 (3rd)
1889 AA  .686 (2nd)
Career  .572 (215th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1887 AA  1.308 (7th)
1888 AA  0.874 (1st)
1889 AA  1.282 (7th)
1890 PL  1.265 (2nd)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1887 AA  9.254 (9th)
1888 AA  6.696 (2nd)
1890 PL  8.200 (1st)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1887 AA  2.515 (6th)
1888 AA  1.170 (1st)
1889 AA  2.456 (3rd)
1890 PL  3.182 (8th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1887 AA  2.954 (10th)
1890 PL  3.612 (7th)
1891 NL  3.747 (7th)

Games Played s c a p y
1887 AA  46 (9th)
1888 AA  66 (1st)
1889 AA  56 (3rd)
1890 PL  56 (2nd)
1891 NL  48 (9th)

Saves s c a p y
1887 AA  1 (2nd)
1889 AA  1 (3rd)
1891 NL  1 (5th)
1893 NL  1 (6th)
1896 NL  1 (4th)
1897 NL  1 (8th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1887 AA  390.0 (9th)
1888 AA  584.7 (1st)
1889 AA  458.0 (3rd)
1890 PL  461.0 (2nd)
1891 NL  384.3 (9th)
1892 NL  410.3 (9th)
Career  3,180.7 (107th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1887 AA  128 (9th)
1888 AA  258 (2nd)
1889 AA  188 (5th)
1890 PL  185 (2nd)
1891 NL  160 (5th)
1892 NL  170 (8th)

Games Started s c a p y
1887 AA  44 (10th)
1888 AA  64 (1st)
1889 AA  53 (3rd)
1890 PL  56 (1st)
1891 NL  44 (8th)
1892 NL  47 (10th)
Career  370 (161st)

Complete Games s c a p y
1887 AA  43 (10th)
1888 AA  64 (1st)
1889 AA  47 (4th)
1890 PL  48 (2nd)
1891 NL  40 (8th)
1892 NL  45 (7th)
Career  328 (30th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1887 AA  2 (5th)
1888 AA  6 (1st)
1889 AA  2 (8th)
1890 PL  4 (1st)
1891 NL  3 (5th)
1893 NL  1 (9th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1888 AA  6 (10th)
1889 AA  15 (4th)
1892 NL  15 (2nd)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1890 PL  163 (8th)
1891 NL  144 (7th)
1892 NL  171 (6th)
Career  967 (122nd)

Hits s c a p y
1887 AA  401 (10th)
1888 AA  435 (3rd)
1889 AA  462 (3rd)
1890 PL  420 (3rd)
1891 NL  382 (10th)
1892 NL  392 (10th)
Career  3,098 (110th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1887 AA  1.174 (7th)
1888 AA  3.395 (1st)
1889 AA  1.504 (3rd)
1890 PL  1.135 (4th)
1891 NL  1.111 (7th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1887 AA  0.092 (3rd)
1888 AA  0.092 (9th)
1890 PL  0.098 (2nd)
1891 NL  0.164 (7th)
Career  0.195 (159th)

Losses s c a p y
1888 AA  20 (6th)
1890 PL  22 (7th)
1891 NL  29 (1st)
1892 NL  24 (7th)
Career  152 (150th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1887 AA  164 (9th)
1889 AA  160 (7th)
1891 NL  133 (10th)
1892 NL  150 (8th)
Career  1,124 (158th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1889 AA  36 (4th)
1891 NL  22 (3rd)
1892 NL  21 (4th)
Career  152 (34th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1887 AA  17 (8th)
1888 AA  30 (2nd)
1889 AA  21 (5th)
1890 PL  15 (8th)
1891 NL  18 (5th)
1892 NL  21 (4th)
Career  146 (21st)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1887 AA  1,666 (10th)
1888 AA  2,286 (1st)
1889 AA  1,966 (3rd)
1890 PL  1,988 (2nd)
1891 NL  1,693 (9th)
1892 NL  1,814 (9th)
Career  13,671 (93rd)

Games Finished s c a p y
1887 AA  2 (5th)
1896 NL  6 (9th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1887 AA  120 (6th)
1888 AA  199 (1st)
1889 AA  135 (4th)
1890 PL  162 (1st)
Career  121 (103rd)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1887 AA  41 (6th)
1888 AA  93 (1st)
1889 AA  52 (3rd)
1890 PL  82 (1st)
Career  228 (61st)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1887 AA  3.4 (6th)
1888 AA  9.3 (1st)
1889 AA  4.5 (3rd)
1890 PL  6.9 (1st)
Career  20.8 (76th)

Youngest s c a p y
1886 NL  born 1868-01-11 (4th)
1887 AA  born 1868-01-11 (4th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 26 (66), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 144 (103), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 118 (74), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 34 (108), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Name and misspellings: Charles Frederick Silver King

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