James Field vs. Willie Jefferson — Career Comparison

James Field
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BrownsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Willie Jefferson
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Willie Jefferson posted a stronger line than James Field. Willie Jefferson posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.94 vs 7.57) and WHIP (1.314 vs 1.866). By the career numbers, Willie Jefferson had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for James Field and Willie Jefferson

James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
James Field
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.87
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.49
James Field
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.18
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
1.04
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.5
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.54
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.71
35.71
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.96
62.96
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.7
69.7
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.77
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
James Field
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
7.57
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
3.94
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.57
7.57
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
27
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1199
27
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
129.2
9
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399.2
9
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
13.05
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
9.89
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.05
13.05
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.89
9.89
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.49
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.41
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
3.75
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.94
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
4.65
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
4.84
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.933
0.933
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.753
0.753
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
James Field
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
44.91
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1737
39.12
James Field
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.42
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.34
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
10.2
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
5.13
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.94
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.56
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
James Field
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.97
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.41
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.866
1.866
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
James Field
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
38.59
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1618
36.44
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.376
0.376
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.91
44.91
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.12
39.12

Fielding Stats for James Field and Willie Jefferson

James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
James Field
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.73
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.52
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.87
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.04
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
467
27
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
27
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
155.2
9
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
9
James Field
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.75
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
James Field
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.35
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
2.62
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
James Field
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
4.45
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
3.25
James Field
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.1
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
3.13
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.21
92.21
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.25
96.25
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.367
2.367
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.053
2.053
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
68
James Field
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Field and Willie Jefferson

James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
James Field
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
300
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
241.88
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
66
600
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
600
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
61
554.55
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
562.3
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.792
0.792
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.598
0.598
James Field
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
181.82
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
131.94
James Field
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
136.36
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
103.66
James Field
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
45.45
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
18.85
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.14
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.28
James Field
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
45.45
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
28.27
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
James Field
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.05
82.31
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.73
46.28
James Field
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
227.27
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
175.92
James Field
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
209.09
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
147.64
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.568
0.568
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
James Field
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
90.91
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
53.4
James Field
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
65.97
James Field
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
163.64
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
113.09
James Field
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
91.61
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.26
51.07
James Field
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.28
James Field
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.42
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
66
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.99
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.42
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.14
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.57
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
75
75