Jake Dunning vs. Sad Sam Jones — Career Comparison

Jake Dunning
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sad Sam Jones
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sad Sam Jones built a career as a starting pitcher and Jake Dunning as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jake Dunning posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.77 and WHIP 1.269 compared to 3.84 and 1.411 for Sad Sam Jones. By the career numbers, Jake Dunning had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jake Dunning and Sad Sam Jones

Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
10.38
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
647
1.5
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
1.13
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.53
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
0.5
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.35
51.35
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.27
75.27
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
0.58
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.08
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.07
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.77
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1656
3.84
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11649
27
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3883
9
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
6.92
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4084
9.47
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.35
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.15
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1396
3.24
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.54
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1223
2.83
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.077
1.077
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.17
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.16
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
36.69
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16699
38.7
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.12
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
0.27
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.77
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2007
4.65
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.38
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.231
1.231
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
30.81
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15235
35.31
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.69
36.69
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.7
38.7

Fielding Stats for Jake Dunning and Sad Sam Jones

Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
10.38
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
649
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
27
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
9
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.73
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
874
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.08
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1071
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.37
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.65
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Dunning and Sad Sam Jones

Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
30
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
713
287.31
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1489
600
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1243
500.87
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
98.72
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
76.56
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
17.73
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.01
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.42
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
22.16
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104.5
42.11
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
317
127.74
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
406
163.6
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
60.85
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
39.89
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
98.32
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111.91
45.09
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
8.87
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
56.01
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
346
139.42
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.3
4.3
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
34.25
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sad Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.82
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.61
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.43
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Sad Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.64
63.64