Kent Tekulve stats

Last played for the Cincinnati Reds, 1989

Relief Pitcher

Age 79 · 6' 4"

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Kent Tekulve played 16 MLB seasons, 1974 to 1989.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
1,050
W
94
L
90
ERA
2.85
IP
1,436.1
K
779
BB
491
WHIP
1.25

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1974PIT8116.009.0651.89
1975PIT34122.2556.028231.18
1976PIT64532.45102.268251.13
1977PIT721013.06103.059331.18
1978PIT91872.33135.077551.26
1979PIT941082.75134.175491.18
1980PIT788123.3993.047401.46
1981PIT45552.4965.034171.20
1982PIT851282.87128.266461.24
1983PIT76751.6499.052361.15
1984PIT72392.6688.036331.35
1985PIT/PHI614103.5775.240301.37
1986PHI731152.54110.057251.13
1987PHI90643.09105.060291.19
1988PHI70373.6080.043221.36
1989CIN37035.0252.031231.52

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
9
W
0
L
1
ERA
3.46
IP
13.0
K
14
BB
6
WHIP
1.15

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
0
SHO
0
K/9
4.9
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1974PIT0006.00000
1975PIT0004.50000
1976PIT0006.00000
1977PIT0005.20000
1978PIT0005.10000
1979PIT0005.00000
1980PIT0004.50000
1981PIT0004.70000
1982PIT0004.60000
1983PIT0004.70000
1984PIT0003.70000
1985PIT/PHI0004.80000
1986PHI0004.70000
1987PHI0005.10000
1988PHI0004.80000
1989CIN0005.40000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
79 yearsMar 5, 1947
Height
6' 4"
Debut
1974
Birthplace
Cincinnati, OH
College
Marietta

What were Kent Tekulve's career stats?

Kent Tekulve played 16 seasons for the Pirates, the Phillies and the Reds. He had 94 wins and 779 strikeouts with a 2.85 ERA over 1,436.1 innings. His best season was 1982: 12 wins, a 2.87 ERA and 66 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

16 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1974 to 1989

Kent Tekulve finished top 10 in a stat 6 times.

Championships

All-time career rank

  • 64th in saves (184)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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