Spencer Bivens vs. Willie Jensen — Career Comparison

Spencer Bivens
MillenialVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Willie Jensen
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Willie Jensen built a career as a starting pitcher and Spencer Bivens 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 3.68 and 1.296 for Spencer Bivens. By the career numbers, Willie Jensen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Spencer Bivens and Willie Jensen

Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.62
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.29
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.07
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.49
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
3.68
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.64
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.413
0.413
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
27
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129.2
9
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
9.02
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
10.71
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.04
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.5
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.29
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
6.8
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.93
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.8
6.8
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.033
1.033
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.691
0.691
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.42
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
37.83
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
30.64
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.67
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
4.3
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.07
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.97
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
34.5
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
25.93
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.436
0.436
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.83
37.83
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.64
30.64

Fielding Stats for Spencer Bivens and Willie Jensen

Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.62
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
27
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129.2
9
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.76
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.6
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.36
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.36
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.167
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Spencer Bivens and Willie Jensen

Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
257.14
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.36
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.1
-47.01
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
428.57
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
1.4
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spencer Bivens
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA