Joe Blanton vs. Joe Kohlman — Career Comparison

Joe Blanton
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Kohlman
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Blanton 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 Blanton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.38 and WHIP 1.362 compared to 5.27 and 1.500 for Joe Kohlman. By the career numbers, Joe Blanton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Blanton and Joe Kohlman

Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
2.17
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.96
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.28
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.51
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.49
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.01
51.01
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.02
59.02
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
4.38
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.27
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5303
27
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1767.2
9
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1896
9.65
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
8.89
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.89
8.89
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.14
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
2.38
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.22
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
6.54
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.63
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.54
6.54
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.991
0.991
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.805
0.805
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7544
38.41
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
38.85
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.26
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
914
4.65
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.22
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.29
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.71
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6935
35.31
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
34.24
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.41
38.41
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Joe Blanton and Joe Kohlman

Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
2.17
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.28
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5303
27
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1767.2
9
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.59
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
0.99
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.08
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
1.65
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.58
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.38
95.38
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.726
0.726
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.02
59.02
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Blanton and Joe Kohlman

Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
427
981.61
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
675
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
261
600
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
496.55
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
52.87
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
52.87
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.8
6.44
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
8.38
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
52.87
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
82.76
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
29.89
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
13.79
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
43.68
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.29
-7.56
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-10.38
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.2
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
20.69
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
92
211.49
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.84
2.84
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
71.26
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.3
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.49
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA