Leroy Herrmann vs. Jack Jenkins — Career Comparison

Leroy Herrmann
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Jenkins
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Jenkins built a career as a starting pitcher and Leroy Herrmann as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Leroy Herrmann posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.13 and WHIP 1.525 compared to 4.73 and 1.763 for Jack Jenkins. By the career numbers, Leroy Herrmann had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Leroy Herrmann and Jack Jenkins

Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.86
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.7
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.57
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.01
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.32
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.44
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
4.13
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.73
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
27
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141.2
9
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
10.67
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
9.45
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.67
10.67
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.45
9.45
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.76
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2.03
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.05
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
6.41
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
2.48
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.4
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.614
0.614
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.32
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.76
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
40.21
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
40.5
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.4
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.15
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.73
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.525
1.525
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.763
1.763
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
36.4
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
34.09
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.21
40.21
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Leroy Herrmann and Jack Jenkins

Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.7
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.01
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
27
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.2
9
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.36
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.03
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.12
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Leroy Herrmann and Jack Jenkins

Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
692.31
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
8
685.71
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
600
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
584.62
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
153.85
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
138.46
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
41.63
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
10.96
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
169.23
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
169.23
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.572
0.572
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
76.92
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.26
50.09
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-6
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
107.69
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Leroy Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.57
5.57
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA