Troy Cate vs. Cal Koonce — Career Comparison

Troy Cate
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal Koonce
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cal Koonce built a career as a starting pitcher and Troy Cate as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Troy Cate posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.688 compared to 3.78 and 1.438 for Cal Koonce. By the career numbers, Troy Cate had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Troy Cate and Cal Koonce

Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7.88
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
3.09
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.83
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.44
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.45
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.96
48.96
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.95
26.95
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.22
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.38
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
3.78
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2914
27
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
971.1
9
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
10.13
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
972
9.01
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.01
9.01
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.79
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.06
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
3.41
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.53
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
6.75
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
4.67
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.898
0.898
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.19
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
41.63
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4157
38.52
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.98
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.94
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
4.3
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
34.88
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3758
34.82
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Troy Cate and Cal Koonce

Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7.88
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
3.1
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.83
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2912
27
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970.2
9
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.75
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.81
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
2.61
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.56
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.22
98.22
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.95
26.95
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.15
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Troy Cate and Cal Koonce

Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
8400
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
738.46
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
600
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
525.27
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
52.75
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
46.15
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.59
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.59
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.23
9.29
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
59.34
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
94.51
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
43.96
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.58
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
61.54
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.93
-6.43
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.4
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
37.36
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
99
217.58
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.76
2.76
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
30.77
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.2
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.79
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA