Dan Jennings vs. Speed Martin — Career Comparison

Dan Jennings
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Speed Martin
Lost GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Speed Martin built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Jennings as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dan Jennings posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.1 and WHIP 1.486 compared to 3.78 and 1.411 for Speed Martin. By the career numbers, Dan Jennings had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan Jennings and Speed Martin

Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
10.07
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
1.91
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.96
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.44
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.44
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.64
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.95
45.95
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.85
40.85
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.46
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.1
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
3.78
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1046
27
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1777
27
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.2
9
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
592.1
9
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
8.8
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
645
9.8
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.65
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.24
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
4.05
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
2.9
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
7.25
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
3.15
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.672
0.672
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.49
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.26
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1512
39.03
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2533
38.49
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.99
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.62
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
3.64
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
4.65
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.41
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.19
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.428
1.428
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
34.05
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2334
35.46
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Dan Jennings and Speed Martin

Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
10.07
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1046
27
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348.2
9
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.46
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.39
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.96
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.86
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.69
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.185
0.185
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.762
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Speed Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Jennings and Speed Martin

Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Speed Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
390
58500
Speed Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
127
390.77
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
600
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
553.85
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Speed Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Speed Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.521
0.521
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
107.69
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
80
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
21.54
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.08
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.08
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
27.69
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Speed Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
186.79
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.04
33.98
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
144.62
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
126.15
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Speed Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Speed Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Speed Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Speed Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Speed Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Speed Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Speed Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
30.77
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
36.92
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
64.62
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
180.17
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.55
32.45
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Speed Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.46
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Speed Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Speed Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
135.38
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.43
4.43
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.69
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Speed Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Speed Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.15
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Speed Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.15
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
Speed Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100