Ken Tatum vs. Jim Walkup — Career Comparison

Ken Tatum
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Walkup
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Walkup built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Tatum as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Tatum posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.93 and WHIP 1.298 compared to 6.74 and 1.890 for Jim Walkup. By the career numbers, Ken Tatum had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Tatum and Jim Walkup

Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
5.6
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
2.26
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.03
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.51
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.31
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.38
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.74
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.63
29.63
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.69
45.69
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.21
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.66
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
2.93
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
6.74
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1387
27
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462.1
9
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
7.32
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
614
11.95
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.95
11.95
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.76
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.95
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
3.73
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
5.06
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
4.97
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
2.61
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.966
0.966
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.852
0.852
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.57
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.39
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.6
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1186
37.76
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2195
42.73
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
3.34
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.66
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
3.28
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
7.42
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.42
7.42
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.228
1.228
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1032
32.86
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1930
37.57
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.73
42.73

Fielding Stats for Ken Tatum and Jim Walkup

Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
5.6
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
27
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
9
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.32
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.49
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.88
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.81
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.61
96.61
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.64
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.324
0.324
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.991
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Tatum and Jim Walkup

Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
2070.59
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
116
443.31
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
600
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
45
529.41
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
546.5
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.843
0.843
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
129.41
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
99.36
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
6
70.59
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
95.54
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.82
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
58.82
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.82
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.66
90.09
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
5.26
20.09
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
282.35
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
103.18
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
176.47
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
114.65
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.824
0.824
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
82.35
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
45.86
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
30.57
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
105.88
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
76.43
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.56
88.89
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
4.97
18.99
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.29
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
200
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
187.26
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Jim Walkup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
38.22
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Walkup
Career
Per 600 PA