Jim Faulkner vs. Willie Jefferson — Career Comparison

Jim Faulkner
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Willie Jefferson
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Willie Jefferson built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Faulkner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Faulkner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.516 compared to 3.94 and 1.314 for Willie Jefferson. By the career numbers, Jim Faulkner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Faulkner and Willie Jefferson

Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.04
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.49
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.71
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.04
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.71
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.5
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.57
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.54
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.26
23.26
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.7
69.7
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.77
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.75
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
3.94
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
27
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1199
27
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
127.1
9
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399.2
9
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
10.32
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
9.89
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.32
10.32
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.89
9.89
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.41
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
3.32
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.94
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.4
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
4.84
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.636
0.636
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.753
0.753
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
40.08
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1737
39.12
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.41
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.34
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
4.81
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
5.13
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.56
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.41
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.516
1.516
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
36.47
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1618
36.44
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.08
40.08
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.12
39.12

Fielding Stats for Jim Faulkner and Willie Jefferson

Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.52
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.04
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
27
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
9
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.62
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
3.25
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.13
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.37
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.25
96.25
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.861
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.053
2.053
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
68
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Faulkner and Willie Jefferson

Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
560.87
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
241.88
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
600
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
41
534.78
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
562.3
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.598
0.598
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.598
0.598
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
10
130.43
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
131.94
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
103.66
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.85
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.14
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.28
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.27
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
43.42
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.73
46.28
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
11
143.48
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
175.92
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
169.57
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
147.64
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.564
0.564
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
52.17
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
53.4
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
65.97
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
113.09
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.04
52.64
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.26
51.07
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.28
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
39.13
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.42
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
21.99
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.42
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.14
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.57
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75