Kevin Kobel vs. Mike Venafro — Career Comparison

Kevin Kobel
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Venafro
Gen XMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kevin Kobel built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Venafro as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Venafro led in home run suppression (HR9+ 253 vs 90), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 109 vs 96), and run prevention (ERA+ 113 vs 106). Kevin Kobel held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 81 vs 67). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Mike Venafro.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Kobel and Mike Venafro

Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
2.17
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.91
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.21
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.34
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.64
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.62
34.62
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.65
55.65
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
3.88
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.09
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428
27
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
27
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
9
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
253.1
9
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
9.09
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
9.38
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.09
9.09
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.93
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
2.87
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
3.34
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.34
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
3.88
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
4.65
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.75
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2014
38.08
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
39.33
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.42
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.42
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
4.42
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
4.58
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.49
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.36
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.81
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.31
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.413
1.413
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1809
34.2
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
34.28
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33

Fielding Stats for Kevin Kobel and Mike Venafro

Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
2.17
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.91
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.21
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428
27
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
27
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
9
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
253.1
9
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.47
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.46
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.85
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
2.02
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.49
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.93
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.27
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.33
95.33
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.209
0.209
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.65
55.65
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Kobel and Mike Venafro

Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
793.1
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
600
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
503.45
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
89.66
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
75.86
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.79
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.79
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.56
17.64
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
96.55
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.17
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
14.38
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
26
179.31
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
3.35
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Kobel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
89.66
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.9
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kevin Kobel
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA