Dizzy Dean vs. Eric Junge — Career Comparison

Dizzy Dean
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star
Eric Junge
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dizzy Dean built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Junge as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Eric Junge posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.21 and WHIP 1.230 compared to 3.02 and 1.206 for Dizzy Dean. By the career numbers, Eric Junge had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dizzy Dean and Eric Junge

Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.45
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.43
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
1.05
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.69
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.89
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.38
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.38
64.38
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.56
72.56
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.7
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.12
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.14
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
3.02
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.21
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5902
27
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1967.1
9
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1919
8.78
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
8.41
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.43
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
2.07
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2.66
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1163
5.32
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
7.08
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.821
0.821
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.12
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8171
37.38
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
37.18
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.35
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
774
3.54
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.66
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.206
1.206
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7691
35.18
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
33.64
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.38
37.38
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.18
37.18

Fielding Stats for Dizzy Dean and Eric Junge

Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.43
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
27
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.1
9
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.89
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.89
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.77
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.77
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.99
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dizzy Dean and Eric Junge

Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
325
254.57
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2000
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
766
600
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
717
561.62
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
126.11
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
98.69
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
18.02
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.13
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.27
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
27.42
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.52
38.79
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
169.19
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
133.94
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
59.53
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
59.53
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
112.79
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.35
40.22
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.05
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
104
81.46
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.37
7.37
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
30.55
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
12
9.4
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.92
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.92
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA