Lou Knerr vs. Kent Tekulve — Career Comparison

Lou Knerr
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kent Tekulve
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Lou Knerr 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.85 and WHIP 1.375 compared to 5.04 and 1.667 for Lou Knerr. By the career numbers, Kent Tekulve had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Knerr and Kent Tekulve

Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.97
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1050
6.58
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.22
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.59
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.85
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.56
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.86
22.86
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.09
51.09
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.9
61.9
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.34
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.15
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
5.04
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
2.85
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
862
27
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4310
27
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
287.1
9
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1436.2
9
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
10.34
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1305
8.18
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.18
8.18
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.63
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.39
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
4.67
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
3.08
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
1.12
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
3.26
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
779
4.88
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.881
0.881
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.884
0.884
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1322
41.41
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6001
37.59
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.38
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
4
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
5.79
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
3.3
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.58
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.27
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.01
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1171
36.68
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5358
33.57
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.41
41.41
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.59
37.59

Fielding Stats for Lou Knerr and Kent Tekulve

Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1051
6.58
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4311
27
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1437
9
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.58
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.05
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.71
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
2.63
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.1
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.064
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Knerr and Kent Tekulve

Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
64
376.47
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1050
4772.73
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
102
600
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
600
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
576.47
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
550
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
111.76
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
10
45.45
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
94.12
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
10
45.45
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.65
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.65
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
21.61
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
5.11
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
129.41
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
10
45.45
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
123.53
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
16
72.73
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.53
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
36.36
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
58.82
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.09
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
82.35
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
10
45.45
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.91
17.14
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.22
-19.17
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.88
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.27
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
76.47
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
61
277.27
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.85
7.85
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
2.16
2.16
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.76
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.73
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.53
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.55
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA