Ed Klepfer vs. Doc Tonkin — Career Comparison

Ed Klepfer
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Doc Tonkin
Pre-GenerationalNew HampshireThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Klepfer built a career as a starting pitcher and Doc Tonkin 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 6.75 and 4.125 for Doc Tonkin. 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 Doc Tonkin

Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.97
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.01
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.44
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.34
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.41
56.41
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.02
51.02
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.32
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.81
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
6.75
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.04
19.04
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1343
27
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447.2
9
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
9.19
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
20.25
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.03
0.03
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.75
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
16.88
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.88
16.88
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.32
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.875
1.875
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
36.53
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
60.75
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.7
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
4.1
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
10.13
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.125
4.125
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
33.65
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
43.88
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.53
36.53
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.75
60.75

Fielding Stats for Ed Klepfer and Doc Tonkin

Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
27
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.41
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Klepfer and Doc Tonkin

Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
405.52
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
600
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
517.24
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
24.83
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
24.83
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.95
3.91
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
24.83
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
74.48
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
28.97
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.55
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
45.52
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.84
-20.04
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.41
423.33
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.14
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.52
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
47
194.48
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
3.09
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
33.1
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA