Elmer Dessens vs. Eric Junge — Career Comparison

Elmer Dessens
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Eric Junge
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Elmer Dessens 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 4.44 and 1.442 for Elmer Dessens. By the career numbers, Eric Junge had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Elmer Dessens and Eric Junge

Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
3.38
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.43
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.07
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.4
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.89
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.49
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.83
44.83
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
579
4.44
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.21
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3523
27
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1174.1
9
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1300
9.96
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
8.41
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.96
9.96
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.11
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
348
2.67
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.66
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.34
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693
5.31
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
7.08
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.17
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.18
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5062
38.79
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
37.18
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.49
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
628
4.81
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.66
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.45
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.27
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.86
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.403
1.403
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4596
35.22
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
33.64
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.18
37.18

Fielding Stats for Elmer Dessens and Eric Junge

Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
3.38
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.43
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.07
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3523
27
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1174.1
9
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.51
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.89
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.33
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
1.87
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.77
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.84
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.77
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.36
98.36
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.544
0.544
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.11
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Elmer Dessens and Eric Junge

Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
445
890
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2000
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
300
600
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
480
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
78
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
68
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.11
22.22
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
90
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
122
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
28
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
32
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
60
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.6
23.19
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
44
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
65
130
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.62
4.62
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
76
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA