Joe Benz vs. Joe Kohlman — Career Comparison

Joe Benz
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Kohlman
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Benz 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. Joe Benz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.43 and WHIP 1.147 compared to 5.27 and 1.500 for Joe Kohlman. By the career numbers, Joe Benz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Benz and Joe Kohlman

Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
1.66
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.96
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.08
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.5
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.5
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.33
50.33
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.94
64.94
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
2.43
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.27
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4079
27
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.2
9
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1225
8.11
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
8.89
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
2.21
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
3.57
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.63
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.642
0.642
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.805
0.805
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.19
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5364
35.51
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
38.85
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.34
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
3.37
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.147
1.147
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5006
33.14
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
34.24
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.51
35.51
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Joe Benz and Joe Kohlman

Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.32
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.155
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Benz and Joe Kohlman

Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
317.72
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
675
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
600
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
441
558.23
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
77.22
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
64.56
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.13
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.53
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.66
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.75
13.61
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
92.41
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
84.81
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
36.71
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.52
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
58.23
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
1.03
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-10.38
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.33
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
148
187.34
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
3.2
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
34.18
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.53
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA