Keith Comstock vs. Joe Poetz — Career Comparison

Keith Comstock
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Poetz
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Poetz built a career as a starting pitcher and Keith Comstock as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Poetz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.625 compared to 4.06 and 1.451 for Keith Comstock. By the career numbers, Joe Poetz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Keith Comstock and Joe Poetz

Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
8.47
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.41
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
4.06
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.185
0.185
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
7.88
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.82
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
4.41
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.76
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
8.35
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.418
1.418
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.71
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
650
38.24
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
40.5
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.71
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
4.35
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.65
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.53
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.65
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.625
1.625
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
32.65
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
30.38
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Keith Comstock and Joe Poetz

Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
8.53
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
459
27
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
9
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.29
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.76
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.65
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.193
0.193
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Comstock and Joe Poetz

Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
43200
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
29.73
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
68.03
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Joe Poetz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Poetz
Career
Per 600 PA