Doc Bracken vs. Joe Kohlman — Career Comparison

Doc Bracken
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Kohlman
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Bracken 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 Kohlman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.27 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 5.52 and 1.774 for Doc Bracken. By the career numbers, Joe Kohlman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Bracken and Joe Kohlman

Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.58
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.96
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.18
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.79
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
5.52
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.27
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
27
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45.2
9
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
9.26
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
8.89
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.89
8.89
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
6.7
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.61
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.7
6.7
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
7.29
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.63
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.29
7.29
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.555
1.555
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.805
0.805
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
43.16
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
38.85
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
7.09
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.6
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.09
7.09
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.79
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.774
1.774
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
35.28
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
34.24
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.16
43.16
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Doc Bracken and Joe Kohlman

Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.58
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.18
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
27
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.2
9
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.58
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.97
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.97
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Bracken and Joe Kohlman

Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
8
282.35
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
675
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
12.73
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.21
-7.44
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-10.38
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Bracken
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA