Elden Auker vs. Ted Kleinhans — Career Comparison

Elden Auker
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Kleinhans
Lost GenerationWisconsinThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Elden Auker built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Kleinhans as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Elden Auker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.42 and WHIP 1.495 compared to 5.26 and 1.817 for Ted Kleinhans. By the career numbers, Elden Auker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Elden Auker and Ted Kleinhans

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
1.53
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.51
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.2
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.75
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.6
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.46
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.56
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.28
56.28
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.38
78.38
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.58
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
964
4.42
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
5.26
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5890
27
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
431
27
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1963.1
9
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
143.2
9
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2230
10.22
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
11.59
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.22
10.22
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.59
11.59
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.59
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
706
3.24
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
4.76
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
594
2.72
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.01
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.662
0.662
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.863
0.863
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.17
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8688
39.83
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
42.97
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.18
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.5
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
5.07
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
6.89
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.495
1.495
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.817
1.817
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7944
36.42
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
38.09
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.83
39.83
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.97
42.97

Fielding Stats for Elden Auker and Ted Kleinhans

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.67
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.742
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Elden Auker and Ted Kleinhans

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
356
272.45
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
834.15
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
784
600
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
41
600
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
700
535.71
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
556.1
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
100.26
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
6
87.8
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
77.3
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
87.8
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.48
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.89
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.59
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
22.96
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.05
35.24
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.82
12.05
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
139.29
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
6
87.8
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
133.16
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
7
102.44
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
55.87
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
55.1
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
58.54
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
106.38
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
7
102.44
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.57
34.11
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
3.94
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
31.38
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
232
177.55
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
146.34
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.38
3.38
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.1
4.1
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
31.38
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA