Brandon Kolb vs. Dazzy Vance — Career Comparison

Brandon Kolb
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dazzy Vance
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVP

Dazzy Vance 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. Dazzy Vance posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.24 and WHIP 1.230 compared to 7.99 and 2.197 for Brandon Kolb. By the career numbers, Dazzy Vance had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Kolb and Dazzy Vance

Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
7.99
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
1.34
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
1.05
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.6
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.42
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.46
58.46
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.51
78.51
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
0.66
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
7.99
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1068
3.24
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.99
7.99
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
27
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8900
27
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.2
9
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966.2
9
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
12.17
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2809
8.52
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.17
12.17
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2.28
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.4
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
7.23
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
840
2.55
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.23
7.23
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.61
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2045
6.2
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.648
1.648
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.973
0.973
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.52
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.23
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
45.25
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12369
37.52
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.04
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.16
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
9.13
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1246
3.78
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.14
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.76
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.155
2.155
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
36.89
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11452
34.74
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.25
45.25
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52

Fielding Stats for Brandon Kolb and Dazzy Vance

Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
7.99
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
27
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.2
9
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.76
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.14
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
714
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.76
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.48
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.095
0.095
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.575
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Kolb and Dazzy Vance

Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
6300
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
238.49
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1112
600
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
971
523.92
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
78.78
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
62.05
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
12.41
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.78
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
16.73
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.63
25.7
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
103.6
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
125.18
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
36.69
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
40.47
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
73.38
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.96
20.48
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.78
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
42.63
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
287
154.86
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.87
3.87
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
29.68
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.16
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100