Pat Paige vs. Kent Tekulve — Career Comparison

Pat Paige
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kent Tekulve
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Pat Paige 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.85 and WHIP 1.375 compared to 4.5 and 1.750 for Pat Paige. By the career numbers, Kent Tekulve had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pat Paige and Kent Tekulve

Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1050
6.58
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.59
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.56
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.09
51.09
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.15
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.5
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
2.85
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4310
27
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1436.2
9
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
11.81
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1305
8.18
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.18
8.18
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.39
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.94
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
3.08
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
1.12
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.38
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
779
4.88
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.813
0.813
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.884
0.884
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
38.81
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6001
37.59
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
4
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.75
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
3.3
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.58
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.27
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.01
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
34.88
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5358
33.57
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.59
37.59

Fielding Stats for Pat Paige and Kent Tekulve

Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1051
6.58
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4311
27
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1437
9
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.58
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.05
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.71
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
2.63
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.5
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pat Paige and Kent Tekulve

Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1050
4772.73
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
600
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
550
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
45.45
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
45.45
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
24.64
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.12
5.11
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
45.45
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
72.73
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
36.36
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.09
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
45.45
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
9.5
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.22
-19.17
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.27
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
61
277.27
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
2.16
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.73
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.55
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA