Kent Tekulve vs. Wally Whitehurst — Career Comparison

Kent Tekulve
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Wally Whitehurst
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Wally Whitehurst 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. Wally Whitehurst led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 148 vs 96), strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 77), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 94). Kent Tekulve held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 115 vs 92). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Wally Whitehurst.

Pitching Stats for Kent Tekulve and Wally Whitehurst

Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1050
6.58
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
3.01
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.22
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.59
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.37
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.56
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.68
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.09
51.09
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.09
35.09
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.49
40.49
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.15
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
2.85
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
4.02
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4310
27
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
1463
27
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1436.2
9
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
487.2
9
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1305
8.18
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525
9.69
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.18
8.18
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.39
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.79
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
491
3.08
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.4
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
1.12
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.35
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
779
4.88
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
5.78
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.884
0.884
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.908
0.908
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.28
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.22
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6001
37.59
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2075
38.29
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
4
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.63
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
3.3
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
4.36
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.58
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.44
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.27
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.28
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.01
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.83
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.343
1.343
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5358
33.57
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1894
34.95
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.59
37.59
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.29
38.29

Fielding Stats for Kent Tekulve and Wally Whitehurst

Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1051
6.58
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
3.01
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.22
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4311
27
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
1463
27
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1437
9
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
487.2
9
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.58
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.55
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.05
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.48
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.71
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
2.14
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
2.63
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
2.03
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.83
94.83
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.675
0.675
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.49
40.49
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kent Tekulve and Wally Whitehurst

Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1050
4772.73
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
163
740.91
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
132
600
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
132
600
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
550
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
107
486.36
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
10
45.45
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
72.73
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
10
45.45
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
63.64
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.09
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.09
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
5.11
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.37
15.31
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
10
45.45
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
81.82
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
16
72.73
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
104.55
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
36.36
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
5
22.73
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.09
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.64
Kent Tekulve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
45.45
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
8
36.36
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.22
-19.17
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.48
11.27
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
6
27.27
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
31.82
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
61
277.27
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
140.91
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
2.16
2.16
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.26
4.26
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
5
22.73
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
81.82
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.55
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.55
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.55
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.55
Kent Tekulve
Career
Per 600 PA
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0