Matt Bush vs. Willie Jensen — Career Comparison

Matt Bush
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Willie Jensen
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Willie Jensen built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Bush 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 3.75 and 1.213 for Matt Bush. By the career numbers, Willie Jensen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Bush and Willie Jensen

Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
9.26
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.29
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.07
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.51
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.17
52.17
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.64
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
3.75
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.64
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.413
0.413
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
7.76
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
10.71
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.41
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
3.07
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.29
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
9.68
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.93
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.68
9.68
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.691
0.691
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.43
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
900
38.39
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
30.64
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.52
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
4.52
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.07
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.3
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
34.42
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
25.93
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.436
0.436
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.64
30.64

Fielding Stats for Matt Bush and Willie Jensen

Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
9.26
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
27
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
9
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.85
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.07
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.09
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.92
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.84
91.84
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.167
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Bush and Willie Jensen

Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
257.14
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.36
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.1
-47.01
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
428.57
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
1.4
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA