Jamie Arnold vs. Ed Head — Career Comparison

Jamie Arnold
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Head
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Head built a career as a starting pitcher and Jamie Arnold as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Head posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.308 compared to 5.73 and 1.652 for Jamie Arnold. By the career numbers, Ed Head had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jamie Arnold and Ed Head

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
2.28
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.03
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.52
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.45
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.92
44.92
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.43
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.21
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.73
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
3.48
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
9.89
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
8.4
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.4
8.4
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.46
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.82
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
3.37
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.49
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.03
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.822
0.822
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.83
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
41.04
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1953
37.8
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.91
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.66
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
6.73
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.89
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.73
6.73
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.74
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.634
1.634
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
34.64
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1776
34.37
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.04
41.04
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8

Fielding Stats for Jamie Arnold and Ed Head

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.58
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
27
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108.1
9
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.83
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.41
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.24
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.1
93.1
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.91
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.915
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jamie Arnold and Ed Head

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
1428.57
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
460.65
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
600
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
542.86
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
507.1
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
123.87
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
116.13
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.74
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.74
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
24.16
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.75
37.74
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
131.61
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
150.97
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
58.06
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
50.32
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
108.39
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
17.01
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.46
48.22
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
27.1
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
96.77
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
6.2
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
65.81
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.87
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.87
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100