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Kent Tekulve

Relief Pitcher

1974—1989

BORN

March 5, 1947, in Cincinnati, OH

THROWS

Right-Handed

MLB DEBUT

May 20, 1974

PITCH ARSENAL

Underhand Sinker

Underhand Slider

Underhand Change

PRIMARY TEAM

Pittsburgh Pirates

94

WINS

184

SAVES

QUALITY START PCT

26.1

WAR

2.85

ERA

132

19.6

WAR7

61

STRIKEOUTS

1.59

K / BB RATIO

1.8

WAR PER SEASON

Kent Tekulve

Used underhand delivery to save games for 1979 World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates.

— Pirates ALL-TIME TEAM —

— 1979 WS CHAMP —

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Kent Tekulve Compared to Hall of Fame Pitcher

	CAREER	WAR7	WAR5C	WAR3	JAWS	WAR PER SN
Tekulve	26.1	19.6	12.3	10.5	22.9	1.8
AVG HOFer	36.2	24.6	16.8	13.7	30.4	4.5

Where Does Kent Tekulve Rank?

CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS
NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

CAREER WAR

WAR7

WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE

WAR3

WAR + WAR7 / 2

PITCHING TEAMMATES

John Candelaria

Jerry Reuss

Bert Blyleven

Steve Carlton

Jose Rijo

FAVORITE CATCHER

Tony Pena

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