Mike Kekich vs. Kent Tekulve — Career Comparison

Mike Kekich
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kent Tekulve
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Mike Kekich 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 run prevention (ERA+ 104 vs 80), home run suppression (HR9+ 115 vs 95), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 96 vs 78). Mike Kekich held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 92 vs 77). Role difference aside, Kent Tekulve holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Mike Kekich and Kent Tekulve

Mike Kekich
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
2.46
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1050
6.58
Mike Kekich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.17
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.41
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.59
Mike Kekich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.53
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.56
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.33
43.33
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.09
51.09
Mike Kekich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.66
47.66
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kekich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kekich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.15
Mike Kekich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
4.59
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
2.85
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2582
27
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4310
27
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 9 Innings
860.2
9
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1436.2
9
Mike Kekich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
875
9.15
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1305
8.18
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.18
8.18
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.84
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.39
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Mike Kekich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
4.62
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
3.08
Mike Kekich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.3
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
1.12
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
5.2
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
779
4.88
Mike Kekich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Mike Kekich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Mike Kekich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.884
0.884
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.46
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.18
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3796
39.69
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6001
37.59
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.5
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
4
Mike Kekich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
485
5.07
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
3.3
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Mike Kekich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.29
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.58
Mike Kekich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.19
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.27
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.26
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.01
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3291
34.41
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5358
33.57
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Mike Kekich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.69
39.69
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.59
37.59

Fielding Stats for Mike Kekich and Kent Tekulve

Mike Kekich
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
2.46
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1051
6.58
Mike Kekich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.17
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2581
27
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4311
27
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 9 Innings
860.1
9
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1437
9
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.23
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.58
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
1.33
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.05
Mike Kekich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
1.61
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.71
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
1.56
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
2.63
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.75
96.75
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Mike Kekich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.634
0.634
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Mike Kekich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.66
47.66
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Kekich and Kent Tekulve

Mike Kekich
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 600 PA
238
605.08
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1050
4772.73
Mike Kekich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
600
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
132
600
Mike Kekich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
531.36
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
550
Mike Kekich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Mike Kekich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Mike Kekich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
63.56
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
10
45.45
Mike Kekich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
58.47
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
10
45.45
Mike Kekich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.54
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kekich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.54
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kekich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.08
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kekich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kekich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.86
9.81
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
5.11
Mike Kekich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.19
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
10
45.45
Mike Kekich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
76.27
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
16
72.73
Mike Kekich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Mike Kekich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Mike Kekich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Mike Kekich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kekich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Mike Kekich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Kekich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
27.97
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
36.36
Mike Kekich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
30.51
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.09
Mike Kekich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
58.47
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
10
45.45
Mike Kekich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.33
-3.38
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.22
-19.17
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 600 PA
5
12.71
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.27
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kekich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
129.66
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
61
277.27
Mike Kekich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.63
4.63
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
2.16
2.16
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mike Kekich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
55.93
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
5
22.73
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kekich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.55
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kekich
Career
Per 600 PA
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA