Dan Jennings vs. Max Scherzer — Career Comparison

Dan Jennings
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Max Scherzer
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Max Scherzer 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. Max Scherzer led in strikeout rate (K%+ 135 vs 82), walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 89), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 111 vs 104). Dan Jennings held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 259 vs 93). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Max Scherzer.

Pitching Stats for Dan Jennings and Max Scherzer

Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
10.07
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483
1.47
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.44
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.44
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.67
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.36
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.95
45.95
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.1
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1059
3.22
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1046
27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.2
9
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
8.8
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2433
7.39
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.65
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
1.08
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
4.05
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
779
2.37
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
7.25
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3489
10.6
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.6
10.6
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.49
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.24
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.35
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1512
39.03
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11987
36.41
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.99
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
3.64
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1132
3.44
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.18
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.41
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.18
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.19
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
0.45
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.428
1.428
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.084
1.084
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
34.05
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10977
33.34
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41

Fielding Stats for Dan Jennings and Max Scherzer

Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
10.07
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483
1.47
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.44
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1046
27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.2
9
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.46
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.5
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.39
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
0.65
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.05
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.96
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
1.21
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.86
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
1.15
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.74
94.74
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.47
95.47
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.185
0.185
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.785
0.785
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Jennings and Max Scherzer

Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
390
58500
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
555.77
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
600
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
464
526.28
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
88.47
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
80.53
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
6.81
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
7.94
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
186.79
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.44
18.65
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
98.68
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
105.48
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
35.16
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
34.03
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
68.05
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
180.17
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.54
14.22
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.27
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
14.74
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
161
182.61
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
55.58
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.67
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100