Fred Blanding vs. Joe Kohlman — Career Comparison

Fred Blanding
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Kohlman
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Blanding 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. Fred Blanding posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.13 and WHIP 1.395 compared to 5.27 and 1.500 for Joe Kohlman. By the career numbers, Fred Blanding had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Blanding and Joe Kohlman

Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
1.59
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.96
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.95
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.5
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.51
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.45
49.45
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.72
59.72
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.13
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.27
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2443
27
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
814.1
9
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
859
9.49
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
8.89
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.89
8.89
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.17
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
3.06
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
3.07
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.63
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.682
0.682
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.805
0.805
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.23
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.18
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3377
37.32
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
38.85
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.51
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
4.37
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3084
34.08
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
34.24
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.32
37.32
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Fred Blanding and Joe Kohlman

Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
28.8
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
27
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
9
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.6
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
47.8
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
3.6
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
56
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
52.4
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.57
93.57
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.819
1.819
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.2
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Blanding and Joe Kohlman

Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
265.45
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
675
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
330
600
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301
547.27
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
118.18
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
100
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.91
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.45
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.82
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.18
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.79
39.62
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
145.45
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
149.09
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
50.91
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
43.64
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
92.73
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.03
43.69
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-10.38
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.45
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
25.45
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
105.45
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.69
5.69
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.82
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.27
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.82
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.09
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
80
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA