Danny Frisella vs. Willie Jefferson — Career Comparison

Danny Frisella
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Willie Jefferson
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Willie Jefferson built a career as a starting pitcher and Danny Frisella as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Danny Frisella posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.32 and WHIP 1.433 compared to 3.94 and 1.314 for Willie Jefferson. By the career numbers, Danny Frisella had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Danny Frisella and Willie Jefferson

Danny Frisella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Danny Frisella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
5.18
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.49
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.25
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.04
Danny Frisella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.5
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.5
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.59
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.54
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.95
45.95
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.7
69.7
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.77
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Danny Frisella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.84
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
3.32
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
3.94
Danny Frisella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Danny Frisella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Danny Frisella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Danny Frisella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1828
27
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1199
27
Danny Frisella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
609.1
9
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
399.2
9
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
7.81
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
9.89
Danny Frisella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.78
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.41
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Danny Frisella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
4.22
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.94
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.86
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Danny Frisella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
6.96
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
4.84
Danny Frisella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.96
6.96
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Danny Frisella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.753
0.753
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.56
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Danny Frisella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2608
38.52
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1737
39.12
Danny Frisella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.18
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.34
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
3.78
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
5.13
Danny Frisella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.5
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.56
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.22
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.27
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.41
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.338
1.338
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Danny Frisella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2266
33.47
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1618
36.44
Danny Frisella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Danny Frisella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.12
39.12

Fielding Stats for Danny Frisella and Willie Jefferson

Danny Frisella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Danny Frisella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
5.18
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.52
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.25
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.04
Danny Frisella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1829
27
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
27
Danny Frisella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
609.2
9
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
9
Danny Frisella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.58
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.28
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.62
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.95
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
3.25
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
1.86
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.13
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
95.45
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.25
96.25
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.359
0.359
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.053
2.053
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
68
Danny Frisella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Frisella and Willie Jefferson

Danny Frisella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Danny Frisella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351
2507.14
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
77
241.88
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 600 PA
84
600
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
600
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 600 PA
78
557.14
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
562.3
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.598
0.598
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 600 PA
14
100
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
131.94
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 600 PA
13
92.86
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
103.66
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.14
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.85
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.14
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.28
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.14
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.27
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 600 PA
3.21
22.9
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.73
46.28
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 600 PA
15
107.14
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
175.92
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 600 PA
18
128.57
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
147.64
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Danny Frisella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.43
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
53.4
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 600 PA
4
28.57
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
65.97
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 600 PA
7
50
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
113.09
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
19.35
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.26
51.07
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.28
Danny Frisella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.57
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.42
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 600 PA
25
178.57
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny Frisella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Frisella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.29
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.99
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.29
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.42
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.14
Danny Frisella
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
12.57
Danny Frisella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
75
75