Joe Fontenot vs. Ken Tatum — Career Comparison

Joe Fontenot
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Tatum
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Fontenot built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Tatum as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Tatum posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.93 and WHIP 1.298 compared to 6.33 and 1.805 for Joe Fontenot. By the career numbers, Ken Tatum had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Fontenot and Ken Tatum

Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.69
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
5.6
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.69
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.51
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.48
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.38
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.66
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.33
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
2.93
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.83
6.83
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
27
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.2
9
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
11.81
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
7.32
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.05
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.76
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.22
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
3.73
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.06
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
4.97
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.966
0.966
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.27
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.57
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.05
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.6
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
43.03
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1186
37.76
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
3.34
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
7.17
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
3.28
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.63
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.32
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.27
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.781
1.781
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.228
1.228
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
36.91
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1032
32.86
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.349
0.349
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.03
43.03
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Joe Fontenot and Ken Tatum

Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.69
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
5.6
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.69
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
27
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
849
27
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.2
9
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
9
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.84
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.9
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.49
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.74
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
1.88
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.74
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
1.81
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.61
96.61
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.625
1.625
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Fontenot and Ken Tatum

Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
2070.59
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
600
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
529.41
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.843
0.843
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
129.41
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
58.82
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.66
90.09
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
282.35
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
176.47
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.824
0.824
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
82.35
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
105.88
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.03
-56.33
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.56
88.89
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
327.27
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
200
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
1.83
1.83
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA