Kent Tekulve
Kenton Charles Tekulve
Born: March 5, 1947
Cincinnati, OH USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, LF, OF, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 180
College: Marietta College
Career: 1974-1989
Minor League Statistics
Kent Tekulve compiled a career record of 94 wins and 90 losses in his 1050-game career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds. He began playing during the 1974 season and last took the field during the 1989 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 1 | .500 | 6.00 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| 1975 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.25 | 34 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 56.0 | 43 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 232 |
| 1976 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2.45 | 64 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 102.7 | 91 | 30 | 28 | 3 | 25 | 7 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 409 |
| 1977 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 10 | 1 | .909 | 3.06 | 72 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 103.0 | 89 | 41 | 35 | 5 | 33 | 6 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 422 |
| 1978 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 8 | 7 | .533 | 2.33 | 91 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 135.3 | 115 | 44 | 35 | 5 | 55 | 18 | 77 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 573 |
| 1979 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 10 | 8 | .556 | 2.75 | 94 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 134.3 | 109 | 46 | 41 | 5 | 49 | 20 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 550 |
| 1980 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 8 | 12 | .400 | 3.39 | 78 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 93.0 | 96 | 39 | 35 | 6 | 40 | 16 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 407 |
| 1981 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 5 | 5 | .500 | 2.49 | 45 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 65.0 | 61 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 268 |
| 1982 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 12 | 8 | .600 | 2.87 | 85 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 128.7 | 113 | 47 | 41 | 7 | 46 | 23 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 541 |
| 1983 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 7 | 5 | .583 | 1.64 | 76 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 99.0 | 78 | 27 | 18 | 1 | 36 | 12 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 398 |
| 1984 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | 9 | .250 | 2.66 | 72 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 88.0 | 86 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 33 | 12 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 370 |
| 1985 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 16.20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |
| 1985 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 4 | 10 | .286 | 2.99 | 58 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 72.3 | 67 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 25 | 9 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 306 |
| 1986 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 11 | 5 | .688 | 2.54 | 73 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 110.0 | 99 | 35 | 31 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 446 |
| 1987 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 6 | 4 | .600 | 3.09 | 90 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 105.0 | 96 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 29 | 13 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 432 |
| 1988 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 3 | 7 | .300 | 3.60 | 70 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 80.0 | 87 | 34 | 32 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 347 |
| 1989 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 3 | .000 | 5.02 | 37 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 52.0 | 56 | 35 | 29 | 5 | 23 | 8 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 235 |
| Totals | 94 | 90 | .511 | 2.85 | 1050 | 0 | 638 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 1436.7 | 1305 | 526 | 455 | 63 | 491 | 179 | 779 | 17 | 3 | 23 | 6001 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1975 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 34 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .091 | .167 | .091 | .258 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 64 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 72 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 91 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .095 | .136 | .095 | .232 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 94 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .133 | .188 | .133 | .321 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 78 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .000 | .100 | .000 | .100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 85 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .071 | .071 | .071 | .143 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 76 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 72 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1985 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 58 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 73 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 90 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 70 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 37 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1050 | 132 | 121 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 61 | .083 | .126 | .083 | .209 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 8 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.000 | .625 |
| 1975 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 34 | 0 | 56.0 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 1 | .957 | 3.536 | .647 |
| 1976 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 64 | 0 | 102.7 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 0 | .968 | 2.630 | .469 |
| 1977 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 72 | 0 | 103.0 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.408 | .542 |
| 1978 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 91 | 0 | 135.3 | 8 | 38 | 4 | 1 | .920 | 3.059 | .505 |
| 1979 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 94 | 0 | 134.3 | 7 | 28 | 1 | 0 | .972 | 2.345 | .372 |
| 1979 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 27.000 | 1.000 |
| 1980 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 78 | 0 | 93.0 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 1 | .958 | 2.226 | .295 |
| 1981 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 45 | 0 | 65.0 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.769 | .444 |
| 1982 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 85 | 0 | 128.7 | 11 | 27 | 1 | 2 | .974 | 2.658 | .447 |
| 1983 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 76 | 0 | 99.0 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.091 | .303 |
| 1984 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 72 | 0 | 88.0 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 3.170 | .431 |
| 1985 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 58 | 0 | 72.3 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.115 | .293 |
| 1985 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.700 | .333 |
| 1986 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 73 | 0 | 110.0 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 2 | .897 | 2.127 | .356 |
| 1987 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 90 | 0 | 105.0 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 0 | .969 | 2.657 | .344 |
| 1988 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 70 | 0 | 80.0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.363 | .300 |
| 1989 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | P | 37 | 0 | 52.0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.904 | .297 |
| Totals | 1051 | 0 | 1437.0 | 93 | 327 | 13 | 17 | .970 | 2.630 | .400 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 1979 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| 1979 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | WS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2.89 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9.3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Totals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.38 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13.3 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 53 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1979 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | WS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | P | 2 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1979 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | P | 2 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.375 | .500 |
| 1979 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | WS | P | 5 | 0 | 9.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .964 | .200 |
| Totals | 9 | 0 | 13.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.350 | .222 |
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