Lefty Gomez vs. Ted Kleinhans — Career Comparison

Lefty Gomez
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ted Kleinhans
Lost GenerationWisconsinThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty Gomez built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Kleinhans as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lefty Gomez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.34 and WHIP 1.352 compared to 5.26 and 1.817 for Ted Kleinhans. By the career numbers, Lefty Gomez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Gomez and Ted Kleinhans

Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
1.32
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.51
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
1.15
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.75
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.68
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.37
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.56
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.95
64.95
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.96
86.96
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.62
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.1
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
930
3.34
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
5.26
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7509
27
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
431
27
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2503
9
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
143.2
9
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2290
8.23
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
11.59
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.59
11.59
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
0.5
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1095
3.94
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
4.76
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
5.28
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
3.01
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.024
1.024
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.863
0.863
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.14
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.07
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10729
38.58
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
42.97
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.11
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.5
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1091
3.92
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
6.89
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.817
1.817
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9615
34.57
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
38.09
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.58
38.58
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.97
42.97

Fielding Stats for Lefty Gomez and Ted Kleinhans

Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.74
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.22
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Gomez and Ted Kleinhans

Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
215.63
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
834.15
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1024
600
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
41
600
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
904
529.69
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
556.1
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
77.93
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
87.8
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
71.48
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
87.8
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.45
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.45
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.34
16.02
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.82
12.05
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
84.38
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
87.8
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
108.4
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
7
102.44
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
34.57
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
33.98
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
58.54
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
68.55
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
102.44
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.36
10.17
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
3.94
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.17
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
29.3
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
252
147.66
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
146.34
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
4.06
4.06
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.1
4.1
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
39.84
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.93
Ted Kleinhans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.17
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Ted Kleinhans
Career
Per 600 PA