Sal Campfield vs. Gentry Jessup — Career Comparison

Sal Campfield
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gentry Jessup
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Gentry Jessup built a career as a starting pitcher and Sal Campfield as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gentry Jessup posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.4 and WHIP 1.281 compared to 4 and 1.370 for Sal Campfield. By the career numbers, Gentry Jessup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sal Campfield and Gentry Jessup

Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
1.37
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.1
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.48
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.58
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.28
45.28
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.71
79.71
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.76
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
3.4
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
27
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
9
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
10.33
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
8.5
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.33
10.33
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.5
8.5
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
3.03
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
4.8
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.46
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1949
38.81
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.33
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
4.34
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.76
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.5
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
36.33
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
34.53
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Sal Campfield and Gentry Jessup

Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.36
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.09
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1407
27
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
9
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.23
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.67
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
2.92
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.24
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.67
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
3.15
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.04
97.04
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.833
0.833
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sal Campfield and Gentry Jessup

Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
276.92
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
247.76
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
600
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
582.09
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
113.43
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
89.55
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
20.9
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.99
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
23.88
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
35.21
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.54
28.49
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
3
138.46
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
140.3
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
122.39
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
41.79
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
29.85
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
71.64
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
28.65
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.35
27.9
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.96
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.94
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.5
6.5
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.25
50.25
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.96
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA