Bob Buhl vs. George Kontos — Career Comparison

Bob Buhl
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
George Kontos
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Buhl built a career as a starting pitcher and George Kontos as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. George Kontos led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 139 vs 91), run prevention (ERA+ 136 vs 94), and home run suppression (HR9+ 121 vs 84). Role difference aside, George Kontos holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bob Buhl and George Kontos

Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
George Kontos
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.59
George Kontos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
8.82
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
1.28
George Kontos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.58
George Kontos
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.45
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.46
George Kontos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.45
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.7
55.7
George Kontos
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.74
80.74
George Kontos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.39
George Kontos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.07
George Kontos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
George Kontos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1019
3.55
George Kontos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
3.1
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
George Kontos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
George Kontos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
George Kontos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
George Kontos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7761
27
George Kontos
Career
Per 9 Innings
1071
27
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2587
9
George Kontos
Career
Per 9 Innings
357
9
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2446
8.51
George Kontos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
7.79
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
George Kontos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.79
7.79
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
0.83
George Kontos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.96
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
George Kontos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
George Kontos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1105
3.84
George Kontos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.6
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.18
George Kontos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
George Kontos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
4.41
George Kontos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
7.26
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
George Kontos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.26
7.26
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
George Kontos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
0.917
George Kontos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.095
1.095
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.24
George Kontos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.25
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.13
George Kontos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.18
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
George Kontos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11045
38.42
George Kontos
Career
Per 9 Innings
1458
36.76
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.13
George Kontos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.12
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1162
4.04
George Kontos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.45
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
George Kontos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Kontos
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Kontos
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Kontos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.76
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.373
1.373
George Kontos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9903
34.45
George Kontos
Career
Per 9 Innings
1326
33.43
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
George Kontos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
George Kontos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.42
38.42
George Kontos
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.76
36.76

Fielding Stats for Bob Buhl and George Kontos

Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
George Kontos
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.69
George Kontos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
8.82
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1.3
George Kontos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7297
27
George Kontos
Career
Per 9 Innings
1071
27
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2432.1
9
George Kontos
Career
Per 9 Innings
357
9
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.78
George Kontos
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.68
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
1.71
George Kontos
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.01
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
George Kontos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
2.55
George Kontos
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.74
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
2.49
George Kontos
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.69
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.39
97.39
George Kontos
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.1
97.1
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
George Kontos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.191
0.191
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.81
76.81
George Kontos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.12
George Kontos
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Kontos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Kontos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Kontos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Kontos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Buhl and George Kontos

Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
George Kontos
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
457
288.03
George Kontos
Career
Per 600 PAverified
350
21000
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
952
600
George Kontos
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
857
540.13
George Kontos
Career
Per 600 PA
7
420
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
George Kontos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
George Kontos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
47.9
George Kontos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
46.64
George Kontos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.26
George Kontos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Kontos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Kontos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.26
George Kontos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
George Kontos
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Kontos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Kontos
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.72
5.5
George Kontos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
49.16
George Kontos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
73.11
George Kontos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
George Kontos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
George Kontos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
George Kontos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
George Kontos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
George Kontos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
George Kontos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
George Kontos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
19.54
George Kontos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
16.39
George Kontos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
35.92
George Kontos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-27.09
-17.07
George Kontos
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.65
-38.94
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.26
George Kontos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
23.95
George Kontos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Kontos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
389
245.17
George Kontos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
2.45
2.45
George Kontos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
George Kontos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
33.4
George Kontos
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.26
George Kontos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
10
6.3
George Kontos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.26
George Kontos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.26
George Kontos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.52
George Kontos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
George Kontos
Career
Per 600 PA