Grant Bowler vs. Willie Jensen — Career Comparison

Grant Bowler
Greatest GenerationColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Willie Jensen
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Willie Jensen built a career as a starting pitcher and Grant Bowler 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 6.91 and 1.968 for Grant Bowler. By the career numbers, Willie Jensen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Grant Bowler and Willie Jensen

Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.67
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.29
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.07
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.65
17.65
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
6.91
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.64
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.91
6.91
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.65
6.65
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.318
0.318
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.413
0.413
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
27
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.2
9
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
11.88
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
10.71
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.88
11.88
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.71
10.71
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
5.83
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.29
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.67
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.93
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.056
1.056
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.691
0.691
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
43.2
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
30.64
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.94
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
8.21
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.07
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.968
1.968
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
37.37
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
25.93
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.344
0.344
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.436
0.436
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.64
30.64

Fielding Stats for Grant Bowler and Willie Jensen

Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.78
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.412
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.167
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Bowler and Willie Jensen

Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
784.62
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
600
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
17.26
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.36
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.14
-6.44
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.1
-47.01
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
276.92
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
428.57
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
2.17
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Grant Bowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Bowler
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA