Tony Faeth vs. Fergie Jenkins — Career Comparison

Tony Faeth
Lost GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fergie Jenkins
Silent GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Fergie Jenkins built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Faeth as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tony Faeth posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.708 compared to 3.34 and 1.168 for Fergie Jenkins. By the career numbers, Tony Faeth had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Faeth and Fergie Jenkins

Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.95
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
1.33
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
1.19
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
0.57
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.45
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.69
55.69
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.46
89.46
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
0.53
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.1
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.7
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1669
3.34
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
27
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13502
27
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.1
9
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4500.2
9
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
9.14
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4142
8.28
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
0.97
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.23
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
997
1.99
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.23
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
4.36
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3192
6.38
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.38
6.38
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.931
0.931
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.12
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.17
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.04
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
37.8
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18400
36.79
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.49
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.07
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.78
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1853
3.71
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.26
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.21
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.33
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.708
1.708
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.142
1.142
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
31.36
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17082
34.16
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.8
37.8
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.79
36.79

Fielding Stats for Tony Faeth and Fergie Jenkins

Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
1.33
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
1.19
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13501
27
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4500.1
9
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
0.73
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
660
1.32
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.1
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1072
2.14
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1023
2.05
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.43
95.43
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.526
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.541
1.541
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.46
89.46
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Faeth and Fergie Jenkins

Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
1140
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
665
395.05
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1010
600
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
896
532.28
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.503
0.503
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
87.92
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
60.59
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
16.04
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.56
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.72
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
27.33
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.72
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.04
29.73
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
226
134.26
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
112.28
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
32.08
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
50.5
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
74.85
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-37.83
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.27
22.14
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
24.36
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
240
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
326
193.66
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.1
3.1
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
39.21
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.16
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
9
5.35
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0