Kent Tekulve Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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.

🧾 Basic Profile

Kent Tekulve
NameKent Tekulve
Date of BirthMarch 5, 1947
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsRight
MLB Debut1974
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Kent Tekulve Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Kent Tekulve.

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 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:

GS0 (MLB Rank: 8,004)
GF638 (MLB Rank: 15)
W94 (MLB Rank: 699)
L90 (MLB Rank: 716)
SV184 (MLB Rank: 65)
ERA2.85 (MLB Rank: 1,181)
IP1436.2 (MLB Rank: 835)
SO779 (MLB Rank: 909)
BB491 (MLB Rank: 831)
H1,305 (MLB Rank: 947)
HR63 (MLB Rank: 1,645)
SO94.88 (MLB Rank: 5,806)
BB93.08 (MLB Rank: 8,248)
H98.18 (MLB Rank: 9,596)
HR90.39 (MLB Rank: 7,976)
WHIP1.25 (MLB Rank: 10,155)
WAR26.1 (MLB Rank: 373)

📊 Last Season Summary (1989)

In his final season (1989), Kent Tekulve recorded the following stats:

GS0
GF20
W0
L3
SV1
ERA5.02
IP52
SO31
BB23
H56
HR5
SO95.37
BB93.98
H99.69
HR90.87
WHIP1.519
WAR−0.7

📈 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

🎯 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

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
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