Dan Jennings vs. Joe Mays — Career Comparison

Dan Jennings
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Mays
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Mays 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 259 vs 97), run prevention (ERA+ 161 vs 100), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 96). Joe Mays held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 110 vs 89). Role difference aside, Dan Jennings holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dan Jennings and Joe Mays

Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
10.07
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
1.86
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.41
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.44
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.43
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.63
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.95
45.95
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.68
40.68
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.73
75.73
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.1
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
5.05
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1046
27
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2991
27
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.2
9
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
997
9
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
8.8
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1130
10.2
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.65
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.25
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
4.05
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
2.97
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
7.25
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512
4.62
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.49
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.42
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.16
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1512
39.03
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4360
39.36
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.99
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
3.64
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
5.43
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.27
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.41
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.26
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.19
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.94
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.428
1.428
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
34.05
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3954
35.69
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Dan Jennings and Joe Mays

Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
10.07
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
1.86
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.41
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1046
27
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2991
27
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.2
9
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
997
9
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.46
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.72
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.39
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.17
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.96
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.97
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.86
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.9
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.74
94.74
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.185
0.185
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.019
1.019
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.73
75.73
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Jennings and Joe Mays

Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
390
58500
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
206
3987.1
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
600
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
464.52
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.726
0.726
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
116.13
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
77.42
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
186.79
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.93
56.72
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
154.84
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
174.19
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.611
0.611
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
77.42
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
180.17
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.15
60.89
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
9
174.19
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
3.44
3.44
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA