Jack Kull vs. Bill Upham — Career Comparison

Jack Kull
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Upham
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBrooklyn Tip-TopsFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Upham 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 3.37 and 1.398 for Bill Upham. 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 Bill Upham

Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
2.29
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.83
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.44
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.57
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.11
36.11
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.38
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.32
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
3.37
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
27
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141.2
9
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
9.97
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.97
9.97
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
15
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.6
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
12
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
3.43
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.671
0.671
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
54
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
38.12
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.08
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
4.51
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.667
2.667
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
36
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
559
35.51
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Jack Kull and Bill Upham

Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
27
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.16
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.639
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Kull and Bill Upham

Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
450
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
600
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
562.5
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Upham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bill Upham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
75
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
62.5
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.39
17.43
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
87.5
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
112.5
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Upham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Upham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bill Upham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Bill Upham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Upham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Bill Upham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Bill Upham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Bill Upham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
7.15
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 600 PA
14
175
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.43
3.43
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Upham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Upham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kull
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Upham
Career
Per 600 PA