Kent Tekulve played in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1989, appearing in 1,050 games over 16 seasons. He recorded a total of 94 W and 90 L, an ERA of 2.85, 779 SO, a WHIP of 1.25, and a WAR of 26.1.
๐งพ Basic Profile
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Name | Kent Tekulve |
Date of Birth | March 5, 1947 |
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MLB Debut | 1974 |
๐ Career Summary
Kent Tekulve appeared in 1,050 games over 16 MLB seasons from 1974 to 1989. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 0 (MLB Rank: 7,909) |
GF | 638 (MLB Rank: 15) |
W | 94 (MLB Rank: 697) |
L | 90 (MLB Rank: 713) |
SV | 184 (MLB Rank: 65) |
ERA | 2.85 (MLB Rank: 1,158) |
IP | 1436.2 (MLB Rank: 832) |
SO | 779 (MLB Rank: 896) |
BB | 491 (MLB Rank: 829) |
H | 1,305 (MLB Rank: 946) |
HR | 63 (MLB Rank: 1,627) |
SO9 | 4.88 (MLB Rank: 5,667) |
BB9 | 3.08 (MLB Rank: 8,123) |
H9 | 8.18 (MLB Rank: 9,477) |
HR9 | 0.39 (MLB Rank: 7,823) |
WHIP | 1.25 (MLB Rank: 10,036) |
WAR | 26.1 (MLB Rank: 371) |
๐ Last Season Summary (1989)
In his final season (1989), Kent Tekulve recorded the following stats:
GS | 0 |
GF | 20 |
W | 0 |
L | 3 |
SV | 1 |
ERA | 5.02 |
IP | 52 |
SO | 31 |
BB | 23 |
H | 56 |
HR | 5 |
SO9 | 5.37 |
BB9 | 3.98 |
H9 | 9.69 |
HR9 | 0.87 |
WHIP | 1.519 |
WAR | โ0.7 |
๐ Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1982, 12 W
- Most SO: 1978, 77 SO
- Most IP: 1978, 135.1 IP
- Best WAR: 1983, 3.8 WAR
- Best ERA: 1983, 1.64 ERA
๐ฏ Postseason Performance
Kent Tekulve appeared in 9 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 3.44, pitched 13.1 IP, struck out 14 batters, with 0 W and 1 L.
Kent Tekulve Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
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1974 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 6 | 9 | -0.2 | 1.889 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 60 | 4.69 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 44 |
1975 | 1 | 2 | 2.25 | 0.333 | 5 | 28 | 56 | 0.7 | 1.179 | 2 | 43 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 158 | 3.34 | 4.5 | 1.22 | 0 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.9 | 3.7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 232 |
1976 | 5 | 3 | 2.45 | 0.625 | 9 | 68 | 102.2 | 2 | 1.13 | 3 | 91 | 25 | 30 | 28 | 142 | 2.42 | 6 | 2.72 | 0 | 64 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 8 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 409 |
1977 | 10 | 1 | 3.06 | 0.909 | 7 | 59 | 103 | 0.9 | 1.184 | 5 | 89 | 33 | 41 | 35 | 130 | 3.21 | 5.2 | 1.79 | 0 | 72 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.8 | 2.9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 422 |
1978 | 8 | 7 | 2.33 | 0.533 | 31 | 77 | 135.1 | 3.4 | 1.256 | 5 | 115 | 55 | 44 | 35 | 160 | 3.19 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 0 | 91 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.6 | 3.7 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 573 |
1979 | 10 | 8 | 2.75 | 0.556 | 31 | 75 | 134.1 | 3.2 | 1.176 | 5 | 109 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 142 | 3.24 | 5 | 1.53 | 0 | 94 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.3 | 3.3 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 550 |
1980 | 8 | 12 | 3.39 | 0.4 | 21 | 47 | 93 | 0.5 | 1.462 | 6 | 96 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 109 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 1.18 | 0 | 78 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.3 | 3.9 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 407 |
1981 | 5 | 5 | 2.49 | 0.5 | 3 | 34 | 65 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1 | 61 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 147 | 2.58 | 4.7 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 8.4 | 2.4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 268 |
1982 | 12 | 8 | 2.87 | 0.6 | 20 | 66 | 128.2 | 2.1 | 1.236 | 7 | 113 | 46 | 47 | 41 | 131 | 3.54 | 4.6 | 1.43 | 0 | 85 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.9 | 3.2 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 541 |
1983 | 7 | 5 | 1.64 | 0.583 | 18 | 52 | 99 | 3.8 | 1.152 | 1 | 78 | 36 | 27 | 18 | 228 | 2.93 | 4.7 | 1.44 | 0 | 76 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 7.1 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 398 |
1984 | 3 | 9 | 2.66 | 0.25 | 13 | 36 | 88 | 1.6 | 1.352 | 4 | 86 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 137 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 1.09 | 0 | 72 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.8 | 3.4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 370 |
1985 | 4 | 10 | 3.57 | 0.286 | 14 | 40 | 75.2 | 0.9 | 1.374 | 5 | 74 | 30 | 35 | 30 | 105 | 3.75 | 4.8 | 1.33 | 0 | 61 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 8.8 | 3.6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 327 |
1986 | 11 | 5 | 2.54 | 0.688 | 4 | 57 | 110 | 2.7 | 1.127 | 2 | 99 | 25 | 35 | 31 | 153 | 2.65 | 4.7 | 2.28 | 0 | 73 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 8.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 446 |
1987 | 6 | 4 | 3.09 | 0.6 | 3 | 60 | 105 | 2.2 | 1.19 | 8 | 96 | 29 | 38 | 36 | 138 | 3.55 | 5.1 | 2.07 | 0 | 90 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.2 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 432 |
1988 | 3 | 7 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 4 | 43 | 80 | 0.9 | 1.363 | 3 | 87 | 22 | 34 | 32 | 99 | 3.08 | 4.8 | 1.95 | 0 | 70 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 9.8 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 347 |
1989 | 0 | 3 | 5.02 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 52 | -0.7 | 1.519 | 5 | 56 | 23 | 35 | 29 | 72 | 4.15 | 5.4 | 1.35 | 0 | 37 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 9.7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 235 |