Brett Bochy vs. Fred Klages — Career Comparison

Brett Bochy
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Klages
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Klages built a career as a starting pitcher and Brett Bochy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brett Bochy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.84 and WHIP 0.789 compared to 3.28 and 1.260 for Fred Klages. By the career numbers, Brett Bochy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brett Bochy and Fred Klages

Brett Bochy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
9.95
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
2.09
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.79
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.75
Brett Bochy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 9 Innings
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Bochy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.84
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
3.28
Brett Bochy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Brett Bochy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Brett Bochy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.095
0.095
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
0.231
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
27
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
27
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
9
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60.1
9
Brett Bochy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.84
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
7.76
Brett Bochy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Brett Bochy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.42
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.9
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Brett Bochy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Brett Bochy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.26
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.43
Brett Bochy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.53
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
3.43
Brett Bochy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Brett Bochy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.421
1.421
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
Brett Bochy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.42
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.45
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.84
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
36.95
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
37.14
Brett Bochy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.26
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Brett Bochy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.84
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
3.43
Brett Bochy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Bochy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
29.84
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
33.56
Brett Bochy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Brett Bochy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.95
36.95
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.14
37.14

Fielding Stats for Brett Bochy and Fred Klages

Brett Bochy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
9.95
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
2.09
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.79
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
27
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
27
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
9
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60.1
9
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.75
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.9
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.64
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.64
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 9 Innings
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brett Bochy and Fred Klages

Brett Bochy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
473.68
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
600
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
568.42
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
14.18
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
6.06
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Bochy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
10
315.79
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.9
1.9
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Klages
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Bochy
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Klages
Career
Per 600 PA