Joey Jay vs. Fred Worden — Career Comparison

Joey Jay
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Fred Worden
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joey Jay built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Worden as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joey Jay posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.359 compared to 18 and 4.000 for Fred Worden. By the career numbers, Joey Jay had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joey Jay and Fred Worden

Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
1.8
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.18
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.58
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.53
Fred Worden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.11
52.11
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.48
65.48
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.37
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
3.77
Fred Worden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.18
24.18
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Fred Worden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.615
0.615
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4639
27
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1546.1
9
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1460
8.5
Fred Worden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
36
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.5
8.5
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.89
Fred Worden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Fred Worden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Fred Worden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
607
3.53
Fred Worden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.2
Fred Worden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Fred Worden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
5.81
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.039
1.039
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.31
Fred Worden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.21
Fred Worden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Fred Worden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6583
38.31
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
58.5
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.31
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
714
4.16
Fred Worden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
22.5
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.5
22.5
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5940
34.57
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
58.5
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31
Fred Worden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.5
58.5

Fielding Stats for Joey Jay and Fred Worden

Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.82
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.18
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4608
27
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1536
9
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.62
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
1.29
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Fred Worden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.99
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
1.91
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.88
95.88
Fred Worden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.052
1.052
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.16
65.16
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Worden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joey Jay and Fred Worden

Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
310
344.44
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
540
600
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
483
536.67
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
61.11
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
51.11
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.78
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.22
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.33
12.59
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
75.56
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
93.33
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
18.89
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
21.11
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
37.78
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.4
-3.78
Fred Worden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
31.11
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
206
228.89
Fred Worden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.62
2.62
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
30
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
9
10
Fred Worden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Worden
Career
Per 600 PA