How Kent Tekulve's Games Finished Compares to Similar Players

Kent Tekulve totaled 638 career Games Finished, well above the relief pitcher average of 70.1 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Games Finished season came in 1979, posting 67, well above the relief pitcher average of 17.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1974 at 5, well below the relief pitcher average of 16.3 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Games Finished total went from 38 in 1987 to 35 in 1988 and 20 in 1989, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Games Finished profile — ranging from 5 to 67 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Kent Tekulve Lifetime Games Finished

Stats similar to Games Finished for Kent Tekulve
Kent Tekulve
Games Finished
Career638
Season Avg.39.88
162 Game Avg.98.43
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Kent Tekulve Games Finished Per Season

Kent Tekulve's Games Finished for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Kent Tekulve Games Finished per season line chart

Kent Tekulve Games Finished by Team

Kent Tekulve's career Games Finished totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Kent Tekulve career Games Finished by team bar chart

Kent Tekulve Cumulative Games Finished — Career Progression

A running total of Kent Tekulve's career Games Finished, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Kent Tekulve Games Finished year-over-year waterfall chart

Kent Tekulve Games Finished Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Kent Tekulve's seasonal Games Finished alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Kent Tekulve Games Finished distribution box chart versus comparable players

Kent Tekulve Games Finished — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Kent Tekulve's MLB career with Games Finished alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Kent Tekulve Games Finished season-by-season breakdown table