Satchel Paige vs. Kent Tekulve — Career Comparison

Satchel Paige
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Kent Tekulve
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Satchel 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. Satchel Paige led in strikeout rate (K%+ 104 vs 77), home run suppression (HR9+ 135 vs 115), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 106 vs 94). Role difference aside, Satchel Paige holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Satchel Paige and Kent Tekulve

Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
2.01
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1050
6.58
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
1.04
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.66
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.59
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.41
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.56
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.64
61.64
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.09
51.09
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.6
51.6
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.53
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.13
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.22
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.15
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
2.77
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
2.85
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5888
27
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
4310
27
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1962.2
9
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
1436.2
9
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1647
7.55
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1305
8.18
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.55
7.55
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.18
8.18
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.3
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.39
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
2.44
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
3.08
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
1.12
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1695
7.77
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
779
4.88
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.884
0.884
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.15
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8000
36.68
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6001
37.59
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.68
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
4
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
736
3.38
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
3.3
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.52
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.58
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.27
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.3
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.01
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7321
33.57
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
5358
33.57
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.68
36.68
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.59
37.59

Fielding Stats for Satchel Paige and Kent Tekulve

Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
2.61
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1051
6.58
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
1.21
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4629
27
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
4311
27
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1543
9
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
1437
9
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
0.58
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.58
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
2.44
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
2.05
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
3.11
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
2.71
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
3.02
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
420
2.63
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
97
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
97
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.156
1.156
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.21
46.21
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Satchel Paige and Kent Tekulve

Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
460
341.16
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1050
4772.73
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
809
600
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
132
600
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
762
565.14
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
121
550
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
115.7
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
10
45.45
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
100.87
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
10
45.45
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.42
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.93
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
14.83
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.71
30.93
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
5.11
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
139.43
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
10
45.45
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
128.31
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
16
72.73
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
43.02
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
8
36.36
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
43.76
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.09
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
85.29
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
10
45.45
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.81
33.23
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.22
-19.17
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.74
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
11.87
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.27
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
28.92
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
61
277.27
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.74
20.74
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
2.16
2.16
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
22.25
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.73
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.71
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
4.55
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.93
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.93
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA