Michael Driscoll vs. Joey Jay — Career Comparison

Michael Driscoll
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joey Jay
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joey Jay built a career as a starting pitcher and Michael Driscoll 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 5.4 and 1.600 for Michael Driscoll. By the career numbers, Joey Jay had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Michael Driscoll and Joey Jay

Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
1.8
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.18
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.58
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.53
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.11
52.11
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.48
65.48
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.37
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
3.77
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4639
27
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1546.1
9
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.8
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1460
8.5
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.5
8.5
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.89
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
3.53
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.2
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
5.81
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.039
1.039
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.31
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.21
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
43.2
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6583
38.31
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.31
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
714
4.16
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
39.6
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5940
34.57
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Michael Driscoll and Joey Jay

Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.82
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.18
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4608
27
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1536
9
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.62
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
1.29
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.99
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
1.91
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.88
95.88
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.052
1.052
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.16
65.16
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Michael Driscoll and Joey Jay

Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
344.44
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
540
600
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
483
536.67
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
61.11
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
51.11
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.78
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.22
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.33
12.59
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
75.56
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
93.33
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
18.89
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
21.11
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
37.78
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.4
-3.78
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
31.11
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
206
228.89
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.62
2.62
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
30
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Michael Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
9
10
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA