Fred Breining vs. Johnny Kucab — Career Comparison

Fred Breining
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Johnny Kucab
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Breining built a career as a starting pitcher and Johnny Kucab as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Breining posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.34 and WHIP 1.407 compared to 4.44 and 1.447 for Johnny Kucab. By the career numbers, Fred Breining had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Breining and Johnny Kucab

Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
2.88
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
3.49
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.86
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.56
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.41
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.3
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.45
57.45
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.36
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.34
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
4.44
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1311
27
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
27
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
9
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
9
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
8.77
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
10.01
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.01
10.01
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.07
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
3.27
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.02
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.62
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
5.35
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.84
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.651
0.651
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1864
38.39
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
658
38.96
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.66
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.07
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
3.93
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
4.97
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.8
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.62
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.339
1.339
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1638
33.73
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
35.82
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.96
38.96

Fielding Stats for Fred Breining and Johnny Kucab

Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.86
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1311
27
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
9
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.74
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.28
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.14
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
2.02
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.23
94.23
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.407
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Breining and Johnny Kucab

Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
646.15
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
930
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
40
600
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
498.46
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
525
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
73.85
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.19
14.73
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
10.88
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
78.46
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
124.62
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
8
120
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
23.08
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
41.54
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
75
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
10.96
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.97
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
50.77
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
75
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
53
244.62
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
135
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
2.45
2.45
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
4.44
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
50.77
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA