Dennis Dove vs. Joey Jay — Career Comparison

Dennis Dove
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joey Jay
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joey Jay built a career as a starting pitcher and Dennis Dove as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joey Jay posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.359 compared to 15 and 2.000 for Dennis Dove. By the career numbers, Joey Jay had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dennis Dove and Joey Jay

Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
1.8
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.18
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.58
Dennis Dove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.53
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.11
52.11
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.48
65.48
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.37
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Dennis Dove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
15
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
3.77
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.68
12.68
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4639
27
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1546.1
9
Dennis Dove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
15
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1460
8.5
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.5
8.5
Dennis Dove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
6
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.89
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Dennis Dove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
607
3.53
Dennis Dove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.2
Dennis Dove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
5.81
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.039
1.039
Dennis Dove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.31
Dennis Dove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.21
Dennis Dove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
45
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6583
38.31
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.31
Dennis Dove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
15
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
714
4.16
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
42
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5940
34.57
Dennis Dove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Dennis Dove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Dennis Dove and Joey Jay

Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
1.82
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.18
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4608
27
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1536
9
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.62
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
1.29
Dennis Dove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.99
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
1.91
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.88
95.88
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.052
1.052
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.16
65.16
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis Dove and Joey Jay

Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
344.44
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
540
600
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
483
536.67
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
61.11
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
51.11
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.78
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.22
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.33
12.59
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
75.56
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
93.33
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
18.89
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
21.11
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
37.78
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-3.4
-3.78
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
31.11
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Dove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
206
228.89
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.62
2.62
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
30
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Dennis Dove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
9
10
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA