Luke Bard vs. Willie Jensen — Career Comparison

Luke Bard
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Willie Jensen
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Willie Jensen built a career as a starting pitcher and Luke Bard as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Willie Jensen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.667 compared to 4.44 and 1.136 for Luke Bard. By the career numbers, Willie Jensen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luke Bard and Willie Jensen

Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
6.11
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.29
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.07
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
4.44
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.64
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.413
0.413
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
7.22
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
10.71
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.56
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.78
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.29
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
7.56
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.93
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.691
0.691
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.11
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
37.11
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
30.64
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.78
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
4.56
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.07
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.67
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
33
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
25.93
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.436
0.436
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.11
37.11
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.64
30.64

Fielding Stats for Luke Bard and Willie Jensen

Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
6.11
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
27
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
9
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.67
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.67
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.218
0.218
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.167
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Luke Bard and Willie Jensen

Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
257.14
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.36
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.1
-47.01
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
428.57
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
1.4
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA