Gary Bell vs. Joe Kohlman — Career Comparison

Gary Bell
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Kohlman
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gary Bell built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Kohlman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gary Bell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.340 compared to 5.27 and 1.500 for Joe Kohlman. By the career numbers, Gary Bell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gary Bell and Joe Kohlman

Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.32
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.96
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.04
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.54
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.52
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.84
50.84
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.89
44.89
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.32
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.23
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
825
3.68
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.27
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6045
27
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2015
9
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1794
8.01
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
8.89
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.01
8.01
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
0.92
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
842
3.76
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.29
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1378
6.15
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.63
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.15
6.15
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.102
1.102
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.805
0.805
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.31
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.24
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8561
38.24
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
38.85
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.73
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
4.16
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7665
34.24
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
34.24
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Gary Bell and Joe Kohlman

Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.32
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.04
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6045
27
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2015
9
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.63
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.24
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
1.94
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.87
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.32
96.32
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.807
0.807
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.89
44.89
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Gary Bell and Joe Kohlman

Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
472.92
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
675
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
661
600
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
569
516.49
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
95.31
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
80.79
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.8
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.82
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
14.52
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.05
24.55
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
113.46
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
120.73
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
41.75
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
37.22
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
78.06
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.49
24.04
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-10.38
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.72
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.69
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152
137.97
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.35
4.35
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
55.37
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.72
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.26
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA