Ed Klepfer vs. Ron Locke — Career Comparison

Ed Klepfer
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Locke
Silent GenerationRhode IslandThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Klepfer built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Locke as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Klepfer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.81 and WHIP 1.327 compared to 3.48 and 1.645 for Ron Locke. By the career numbers, Ed Klepfer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Klepfer and Ron Locke

Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.97
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.44
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.01
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.44
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.34
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.41
56.41
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.02
51.02
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.32
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.81
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
3.48
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1343
27
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447.2
9
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
9.19
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
10.02
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.75
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.79
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.32
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.7
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.944
0.944
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.2
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
36.53
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
40.94
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.7
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.83
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
4.1
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.01
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.645
1.645
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
33.65
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
35.93
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.53
36.53
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.94
40.94

Fielding Stats for Ed Klepfer and Ron Locke

Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.44
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.65
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
27
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
9
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.44
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.74
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.4
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.18
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.41
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.49
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Klepfer and Ron Locke

Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
405.52
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
1875
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
600
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
517.24
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24.83
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24.83
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
3.91
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24.83
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
74.48
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
28.97
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.55
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
45.52
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.84
-20.04
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.44
-32.88
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.14
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.52
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
194.48
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
3.09
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
33.1
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA