Brandon Kolb vs. Elam Vangilder — Career Comparison

Brandon Kolb
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Elam Vangilder
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Elam Vangilder 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. Elam Vangilder posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.28 and WHIP 1.511 compared to 7.99 and 2.197 for Brandon Kolb. By the career numbers, Elam Vangilder had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Kolb and Elam Vangilder

Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
7.99
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
367
1.93
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.98
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.52
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.54
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.25
49.25
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.95
50.95
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.47
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.1
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
7.99
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
4.28
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.99
7.99
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
27
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5147
27
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.2
9
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1715.2
9
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
12.17
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1894
9.94
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.17
12.17
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.94
9.94
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2.28
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.48
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
7.23
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
3.67
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.23
7.23
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.61
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474
2.49
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.648
1.648
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.52
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.12
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.22
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
45.25
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7694
40.36
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.04
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
0.63
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
9.13
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1012
5.31
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.14
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.76
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.155
2.155
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.511
1.511
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
36.89
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6953
36.47
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.25
45.25
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.36
40.36

Fielding Stats for Brandon Kolb and Elam Vangilder

Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
7.99
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
367
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
27
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.2
9
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.76
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.14
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.76
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.16
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.095
0.095
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.229
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Kolb and Elam Vangilder

Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
6300
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
343.78
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
651
600
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
601
553.92
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
134.56
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
95.85
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
27.65
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.69
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.37
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
38.71
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.9
53.36
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
191.71
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
158.53
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.513
0.513
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
56.22
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
48.85
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
97.7
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.33
57.44
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.61
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
19.35
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 600 PA
98
90.32
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.64
6.64
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
22.12
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0