Ed Head vs. A. Jones — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
UnknownDayton MarcosNegro National LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Head built a career as a starting pitcher and A. Jones as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. A. Jones posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2 and WHIP 1.222 compared to 3.48 and 1.308 for Ed Head. By the career numbers, A. Jones had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Head and A. Jones

Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
A. Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
2.28
A. Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.03
A. Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.52
A. Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.45
A. Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
A. Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.92
44.92
A. Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.43
A. Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
A. Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.21
A. Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
3.48
A. Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
A. Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
A. Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
A. Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
A. Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
A. Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
9
A. Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
8.4
A. Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.4
8.4
A. Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.46
A. Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
A. Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
A. Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
3.37
A. Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
A. Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
A. Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.03
A. Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
A. Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
A. Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.822
0.822
A. Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.222
0.222
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
A. Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
A. Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
A. Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1953
37.8
A. Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.66
A. Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
3.89
A. Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
A. Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
A. Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
A. Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
A. Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
A. Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.222
1.222
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1776
34.37
A. Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
31
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
A. Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
A. Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.8
37.8
A. Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36

Fielding Stats for Ed Head and A. Jones

Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
A. Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
A. Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
A. Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
A. Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
A. Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
A. Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
A. Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
A. Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
A. Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
A. Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.91
A. Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.915
A. Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
A. Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
A. Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
A. Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
A. Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
A. Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
A. Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Head and A. Jones

Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
A. Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
460.65
A. Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
600
A. Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
507.1
A. Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
A. Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
A. Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
123.87
A. Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
116.13
A. Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.74
A. Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
A. Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
A. Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.74
A. Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
A. Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
A. Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
A. Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.75
37.74
A. Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
131.61
A. Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
150.97
A. Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
A. Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
A. Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
A. Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
A. Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
A. Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
A. Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
A. Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
58.06
A. Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
50.32
A. Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
108.39
A. Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.46
48.22
A. Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
A. Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
27.1
A. Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
A. Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
25
96.77
A. Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
6.2
A. Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
A. Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
65.81
A. Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
A. Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
A. Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.87
A. Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
A. Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.87
A. Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
A. Jones
Career
Per 600 PA