Jace Fry vs. Ed Whitson — Career Comparison

Jace Fry
MillenialOregonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Whitson
Baby BoomersTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ed Whitson built a career as a starting pitcher and Jace Fry as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jace Fry led in home run suppression (HR9+ 139 vs 77), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 124 vs 87), and strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 97). Ed Whitson held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 93 vs 77). Role difference aside, Jace Fry holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jace Fry and Ed Whitson

Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
10.46
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.82
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
1.34
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.51
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.58
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.49
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.71
35.71
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.6
50.6
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.67
73.67
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.14
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
5.04
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
3.79
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
27
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6720
27
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
139.1
9
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
9
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
7.69
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2240
9
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.03
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.85
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
5.56
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
698
2.8
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.22
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
10.85
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1266
5.09
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.85
10.85
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.823
1.823
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.877
0.877
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.97
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.13
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
615
39.72
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9479
38.09
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.74
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
5.56
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1045
4.2
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.41
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.31
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.16
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
0.64
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.471
1.471
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
33.52
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8573
34.45
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Jace Fry and Ed Whitson

Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
10.46
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.82
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.33
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
27
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6720
27
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
139.1
9
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
9
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.49
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.84
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.1
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.16
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
1.68
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.1
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.6
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.98
94.98
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.878
0.878
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.45
73.45
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jace Fry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jace Fry and Ed Whitson

Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
162
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
461
411
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
673
600
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
576
513.52
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
64.19
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
55.27
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.02
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.92
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.81
11.42
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
74.89
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
80.24
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
21.4
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
24.07
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
44.58
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.71
-0.63
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
16.05
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
169
150.67
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
70.43
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jace Fry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.67
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jace Fry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA