Kent Tekulve vs. Frank Viola — Career Comparison

Kent Tekulve
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Frank Viola
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Frank Viola 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. Frank Viola led in strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 77), walk avoidance (BB%+ 113 vs 96), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 95 vs 94). Kent Tekulve held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 115 vs 73). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Frank Viola.

Pitching Stats for Kent Tekulve and Frank Viola

Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1050
6.58
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.59
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
0.56
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.56
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.48
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.09
51.09
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.99
53.99
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.23
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.15
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
2.85
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1175
3.73
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
4310
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
1436.2
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1305
8.18
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2827
8.97
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.18
8.18
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.39
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
0.93
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
3.08
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
2.74
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
1.12
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.12
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
779
4.88
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1844
5.85
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.884
0.884
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.955
0.955
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.27
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.15
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
6001
37.59
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11933
37.86
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
4
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
3.3
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
4.13
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.58
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.28
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.27
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.2
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.01
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
0.68
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.301
1.301
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
5358
33.57
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10870
34.49
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.59
37.59
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Kent Tekulve and Frank Viola

Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1051
6.58
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
4311
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
1437
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.58
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.27
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.05
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
1.18
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.71
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
1.55
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
2.63
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.44
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
93.43
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.081
1.081
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.06
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kent Tekulve and Frank Viola

Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1050
4772.73
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
421
1202.86
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
132
600
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
550
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
528.57
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
10
45.45
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
74.29
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
10
45.45
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.71
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
5.11
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.01
11.46
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
10
45.45
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
82.86
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
16
72.73
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
82.86
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
36.36
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
8
22.86
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.09
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.14
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
45.45
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
40
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.22
-19.17
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.93
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.27
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
61
277.27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
2.16
2.16
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
5
22.73
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.55
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA