Nino Espinosa vs. Alex Jones — Career Comparison

Nino Espinosa
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Alex Jones
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nino Espinosa built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Jones as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex Jones posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.73 and WHIP 1.378 compared to 4.17 and 1.398 for Nino Espinosa. By the career numbers, Alex Jones had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nino Espinosa and Alex Jones

Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.54
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.17
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.38
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.08
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.48
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.6
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.67
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.82
31.82
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.81
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
4.17
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.73
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2461
27
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
27
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
820.1
9
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
200.1
9
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
865
9.49
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
8.94
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.94
8.94
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.93
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.76
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
3.46
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
3.71
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
2.92
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.719
0.719
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.709
0.709
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3476
38.14
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
39.8
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
4.54
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
6.15
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.38
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.75
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.362
1.362
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3151
34.57
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
798
35.85
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.8
39.8

Fielding Stats for Nino Espinosa and Alex Jones

Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.54
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.16
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.38
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2461
27
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
603
27
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
820.1
9
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
9
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.56
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.58
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.42
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.24
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
2.02
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
3.13
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.97
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.82
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.83
97.83
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.286
1.286
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.423
2.423
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nino Espinosa and Alex Jones

Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
295.89
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
26
179.31
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
600
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
258
530.14
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
544.83
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.456
0.456
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
90.41
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
13
89.66
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
76.03
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
82.76
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.38
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.9
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.38
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.9
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.93
18.34
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.86
26.6
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
104.79
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
14
96.55
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
108.9
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
144.83
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
30.82
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
62.07
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
39.04
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.48
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
69.86
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
96.55
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.35
13.04
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.64
25.08
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
18.49
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.17
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
160.27
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
227.59
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
3.74
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
51.37
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.27
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.05
Alex Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100