Cal Koonce vs. Kent Tekulve — Career Comparison

Cal Koonce
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kent Tekulve
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Cal Koonce built a career as a starting pitcher and Kent Tekulve as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kent Tekulve led in home run suppression (HR9+ 115 vs 96), run prevention (ERA+ 104 vs 97), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 96 vs 93). Cal Koonce held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 79 vs 77). Role difference aside, Kent Tekulve holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Cal Koonce and Kent Tekulve

Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
3.09
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1050
6.58
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.83
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.44
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.59
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.45
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.56
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.96
48.96
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.09
51.09
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.95
26.95
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.22
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.15
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
3.78
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
2.85
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2914
27
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4310
27
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
971.1
9
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1436.2
9
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
972
9.01
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1305
8.18
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.01
9.01
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.18
8.18
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.79
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.39
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
3.41
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
3.08
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
1.12
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
4.67
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
779
4.88
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.898
0.898
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.884
0.884
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.19
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4157
38.52
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6001
37.59
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.98
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
4
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
464
4.3
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
3.3
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.58
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.27
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.01
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3758
34.82
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5358
33.57
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.52
38.52
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.59
37.59

Fielding Stats for Cal Koonce and Kent Tekulve

Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
3.1
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1051
6.58
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.83
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2912
27
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4311
27
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
970.2
9
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1437
9
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.75
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.58
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
1.81
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.05
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
2.61
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.71
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
2.56
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
2.63
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.22
98.22
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
97
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.95
26.95
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.15
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal Koonce and Kent Tekulve

Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
336
738.46
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1050
4772.73
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
600
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
132
600
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
525.27
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
550
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
52.75
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
10
45.45
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
46.15
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
10
45.45
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.59
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.59
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.23
9.29
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
5.11
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
59.34
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
10
45.45
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
94.51
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
16
72.73
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
43.96
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
8
36.36
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.58
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.09
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
61.54
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
10
45.45
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.93
-6.43
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.22
-19.17
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.4
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
37.36
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
6
27.27
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
217.58
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
277.27
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.76
2.76
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
2.16
2.16
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
30.77
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
5
22.73
Cal Koonce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.2
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.79
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.55
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Koonce
Career
Per 600 PA
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA