Richie Hebner vs Kent Tekulve: Career Stats Comparison

Richie Hebner (1968–1985) and Kent Tekulve (1974–1989) — they broke in during the 1960s and the 1970s respectively, which makes the side-by-side worth doing carefully. Richie Hebner finished with 1,694 hits and 203 home runs; Kent Tekulve finished with 10 hits and 0 home runs. Below is the full career table, PIV adjustment, peak seasons, and a verdict.

Richie Hebner

Hitter · 1968–1985
Games
1,908
Hits
1,694
Home Runs
203
RBI
890
Avg
.276
OPS
.790
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Kent Tekulve

Two-Way Player · 1974–1989
Games
1,050
Hits
10
Home Runs
0
RBI
2
Avg
.083
OPS
.209
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Career Stats Side-by-Side

Every cell below is a career total or career rate for Richie Hebner and Kent Tekulve. Cells highlighted in green mark the category leader. Counting stats reward longevity; the rate stats at the bottom are era-agnostic.

Statistic Richie Hebner Kent Tekulve
Games 1,908 1,050
At-Bats 6,144 121
Runs 865 8
Hits 1,694 10
Doubles 273 0
Triples 57 0
Home Runs 203 0
RBI 890 2
Walks 687 6
Strikeouts 741 61
Stolen Bases 38 0
Batting Avg .276 .083
On-Base % .352 .126
Slugging % .438 .083
OPS .790 .209

PIV Comparison

By PIV (Player Impact Value), Richie Hebner totals 15,381 versus Kent Tekulve's 0.

Richie Hebner
15,381
Career PIV · 810 per season (19 seasons)
Kent Tekulve
0
Career PIV · 0 per season (17 seasons)

How PIV is calculated →

Peak Seasons

The best single seasons each player produced, ranked by OPS among qualified workloads (300+ at-bats).

Richie Hebner — top 3 seasons by OPS

1972.886 OPS19 HR, 72 RBI, .300 avg
1977.864 OPS18 HR, 62 RBI, .285 avg
1978.834 OPS17 HR, 71 RBI, .283 avg

Kent Tekulve — top 0 seasons by OPS

Verdict

On the head-to-head card, Richie Hebner leads in hits, home runs, RBI, and runs, while Kent Tekulve owns no headline categories. That doesn't settle the era debate, but on the raw scoreboard the edge goes to Richie Hebner. PIV agrees: Richie Hebner grades out higher across their careers. Click through to each profile for the full season-by-season breakdown.

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