Joey Jay vs. Kent Tekulve — Career Comparison

Joey Jay
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Kent Tekulve
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Joey Jay built a career as a starting pitcher and Kent Tekulve as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kent Tekulve led in home run suppression (HR9+ 115 vs 92), run prevention (ERA+ 104 vs 86), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 96 vs 79). Joey Jay held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 98 vs 77). Role difference aside, Kent Tekulve holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Joey Jay and Kent Tekulve

Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
1.8
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1050
6.58
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.18
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
0.58
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.59
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.53
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.56
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.11
52.11
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.09
51.09
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.48
65.48
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.37
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.15
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
3.77
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
2.85
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4639
27
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
4310
27
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1546.1
9
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
1436.2
9
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1460
8.5
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1305
8.18
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.5
8.5
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.18
8.18
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.89
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.39
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
607
3.53
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
3.08
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.2
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
1.12
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
5.81
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
779
4.88
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.039
1.039
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.884
0.884
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.31
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.21
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6583
38.31
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
6001
37.59
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.31
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
4
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
714
4.16
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
3.3
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.58
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.27
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.01
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.337
1.337
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5940
34.57
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
5358
33.57
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.31
38.31
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.59
37.59

Fielding Stats for Joey Jay and Kent Tekulve

Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
1.82
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1051
6.58
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.18
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4608
27
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
4311
27
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1536
9
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
1437
9
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.62
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.58
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
1.29
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.05
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
1.99
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.71
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
1.91
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
2.63
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.88
95.88
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.052
1.052
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.16
65.16
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joey Jay and Kent Tekulve

Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
310
344.44
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1050
4772.73
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
540
600
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
132
600
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
483
536.67
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
550
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
61.11
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
10
45.45
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
51.11
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
10
45.45
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.78
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.22
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.33
12.59
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
5.11
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
75.56
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
10
45.45
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
93.33
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
16
72.73
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
18.89
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
36.36
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
21.11
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.09
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
37.78
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
45.45
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-3.4
-3.78
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.22
-19.17
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
31.11
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
6
27.27
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
206
228.89
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
277.27
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.62
2.62
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
2.16
2.16
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
30
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
5
22.73
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
9
10
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.55
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA