Brandon Kolb vs. Jesus Luzardo — Career Comparison

Brandon Kolb
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jesus Luzardo
Gen ZPeruThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jesus Luzardo built a career as a starting pitcher and Brandon Kolb as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jesus Luzardo posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.248 compared to 7.99 and 2.197 for Brandon Kolb. By the career numbers, Jesus Luzardo had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Kolb and Jesus Luzardo

Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
7.99
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.77
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.57
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.53
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.53
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.32
88.32
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
7.99
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
4.19
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.99
7.99
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
27
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2087
27
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.2
9
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
695.2
9
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
12.17
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
628
8.12
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.17
12.17
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2.28
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.13
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
7.23
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
3.07
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.23
7.23
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
7.61
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
775
10.03
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.61
7.61
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.03
10.03
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.648
1.648
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.455
1.455
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.52
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.39
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.27
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
45.25
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2904
37.57
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.04
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
9.13
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
4.44
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.14
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.16
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.76
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.7
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.155
2.155
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
36.89
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2628
34
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.25
45.25
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.57
37.57

Fielding Stats for Brandon Kolb and Jesus Luzardo

Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
7.99
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.77
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.57
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
27
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2087
27
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.2
9
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
695.2
9
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.36
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.76
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.1
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.14
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.57
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.76
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.46
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.39
93.39
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.095
0.095
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.825
0.825
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.32
88.32
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Kolb and Jesus Luzardo

Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
6300
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
4110
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
450
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
3.42
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.26
-7.76
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
6
180
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
Jesus Luzardo
Career
Per 600 PA