Walter Ball vs. Johnny Kucab — Career Comparison

Walter Ball
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Johnny Kucab
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Walter Ball built a career as a starting pitcher and Johnny Kucab as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Walter Ball posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.65 and WHIP 1.220 compared to 4.44 and 1.447 for Johnny Kucab. By the career numbers, Walter Ball had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Walter Ball and Johnny Kucab

Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.32
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
3.49
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.97
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.54
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.46
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.3
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.24
54.24
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.08
73.08
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.83
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.36
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.65
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
4.44
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1591
27
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
27
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
530.1
9
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
9
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
8.91
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
10.01
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.01
10.01
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.07
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.07
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
3.02
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
4.21
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.84
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.698
0.698
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.651
0.651
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2211
37.52
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
658
38.96
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.07
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
3.92
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
4.97
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.02
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.71
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2014
34.18
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
35.82
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.96
38.96

Fielding Stats for Walter Ball and Johnny Kucab

Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.32
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.37
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2364
27
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
9
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.57
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.68
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.13
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.38
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
2.25
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.71
94.71
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.698
1.698
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.407
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.59
27.59
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Walter Ball and Johnny Kucab

Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
201.16
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
930
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
600
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
40
600
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
556.65
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
35
525
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
143.93
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
124.86
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.4
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.94
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
19.08
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.41
50.99
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
10.88
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
173.41
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
169.94
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
8
120
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.603
0.603
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
60.69
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
60.69
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
119.65
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
5
75
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.55
61.64
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.97
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.47
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
22.54
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
75
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
9
135
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
4.44
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
17.34
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA