Joe Kohlman vs. Kirk Rueter — Career Comparison

Joe Kohlman
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kirk Rueter
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kirk Rueter built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Kohlman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kirk Rueter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.27 and WHIP 1.416 compared to 5.27 and 1.500 for Joe Kohlman. By the career numbers, Kirk Rueter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Kohlman and Kirk Rueter

Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.96
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
1.6
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.58
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.61
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.43
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.56
58.56
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.82
98.82
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.27
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
911
4.27
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5754
27
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1918
9
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
8.89
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2092
9.82
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.89
8.89
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
1.03
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
2.73
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.19
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.63
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
3.84
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.805
0.805
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.11
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.12
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
38.85
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8210
38.52
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1004
4.71
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.44
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.28
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.02
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
34.24
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7450
34.96
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Joe Kohlman and Kirk Rueter

Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.6
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.58
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5754
27
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1918
9
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.63
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
2.06
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
581
2.73
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
2.69
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.8
98.8
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.688
1.688
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.82
98.82
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.25
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Kohlman and Kirk Rueter

Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
675
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349
282.97
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
740
600
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
622
504.32
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
77.03
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
69.73
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.3
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.3
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.76
14.4
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
84.32
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
98.92
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
35.68
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
32.43
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
68.11
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-10.38
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.98
9.71
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
21.89
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
85.14
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
7.05
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
69.73
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.05
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.3
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.62
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50