Jack Kull vs. Vern Ruhle — Career Comparison

Jack Kull
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Vern Ruhle
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Vern Ruhle built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Kull as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Kull posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 2.667 compared to 3.73 and 1.324 for Vern Ruhle. By the career numbers, Jack Kull had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Kull and Vern Ruhle

Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
2.09
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.2
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.43
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.56
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.23
43.23
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.49
57.49
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.18
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
585
3.73
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4234
27
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1411.1
9
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1483
9.46
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.76
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
15
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
2.22
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
12
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
582
3.71
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.659
0.659
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.22
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
54
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5964
38.03
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.29
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
675
4.3
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.39
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.81
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.667
2.667
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
36
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5483
34.96
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Jack Kull and Vern Ruhle

Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
2.09
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.2
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4234
27
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1411.1
9
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.71
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
1.11
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.9
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
1.82
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.64
95.64
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.872
0.872
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.49
57.49
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Kull and Vern Ruhle

Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
872
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
600
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
485.33
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
72
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
58.67
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.33
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.33
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.94
21.18
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
85.33
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
133.33
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
32
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
24
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
56
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.9
18.41
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.67
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
96
256
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.34
2.34
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
53.33
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Ruhle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
Vern Ruhle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0