Michael Kohn vs. Joe Sparma — Career Comparison

Michael Kohn
MillenialSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Sparma
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Sparma built a career as a starting pitcher and Michael Kohn as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Michael Kohn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.52 and WHIP 1.461 compared to 3.94 and 1.417 for Joe Sparma. By the career numbers, Michael Kohn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Michael Kohn and Joe Sparma

Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
10.33
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.9
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.54
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.47
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.54
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.6
77.6
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.32
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.52
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
3.94
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2594
27
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
9
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864.2
9
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
6.57
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
774
8.06
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.06
8.06
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.1
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.8
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
6.18
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
4.54
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
8.69
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
6.1
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.652
1.652
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.182
1.182
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.63
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.44
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.28
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
39.6
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3755
39.08
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.58
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.6
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
4.4
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.39
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.399
1.399
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
32.4
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3288
34.22
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.6
39.6
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.08
39.08

Fielding Stats for Michael Kohn and Joe Sparma

Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
10.33
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.91
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2593
27
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
9
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864.1
9
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.59
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.78
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.02
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.41
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.77
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.25
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.61
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.18
91.18
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.121
0.121
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.847
0.847
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.6
77.6
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Michael Kohn and Joe Sparma

Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
132
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
359.22
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
600
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
522.33
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
62.14
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
52.43
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.83
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.71
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.92
11.49
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
75.73
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
81.55
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.36
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.36
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.72
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.86
-1.66
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.42
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
108
209.71
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
2.86
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
56.31
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.94
Michael Kohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.94
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kohn
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA