Dan Jennings vs. Roy Meeker — Career Comparison

Dan Jennings
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Meeker
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Meeker 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 4.73 and 1.651 for Roy Meeker. 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 Roy Meeker

Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
10.07
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.97
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.8
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.44
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.66
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.95
45.95
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.48
40.48
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.1
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
4.73
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1046
27
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
576
27
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.2
9
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
9
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
8.8
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
10.03
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.03
10.03
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.65
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
4.05
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
4.83
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
7.25
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
2.53
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.49
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.23
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1512
39.03
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
877
41.11
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.99
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.56
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
3.64
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
5.34
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.41
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.19
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.428
1.428
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.651
1.651
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
34.05
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
36.05
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.11
41.11

Fielding Stats for Dan Jennings and Roy Meeker

Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
10.07
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1046
27
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348.2
9
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.46
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.39
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.96
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.86
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.87
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.185
0.185
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.095
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Jennings and Roy Meeker

Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
390
58500
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
42
360
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
540
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
102.86
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
85.71
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
186.79
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.25
27.83
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
128.57
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
120
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
42.86
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
77.14
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
180.17
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.27
28.06
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
21
180
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.86
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA