Dan Jennings vs. Bob Shawkey — Career Comparison

Dan Jennings
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob Shawkey
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bob Shawkey 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. Bob Shawkey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.09 and WHIP 1.273 compared to 3.1 and 1.486 for Dan Jennings. By the career numbers, Bob Shawkey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan Jennings and Bob Shawkey

Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
10.07
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
1.5
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
1.02
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.44
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
0.6
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.46
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.95
45.95
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.65
56.65
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.44
68.44
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.6
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.1
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.1
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1008
3.09
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1046
27
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8811
27
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.2
9
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2937
9
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
8.8
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2722
8.34
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.65
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.35
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
4.05
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1018
3.12
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
7.25
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1360
4.17
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.49
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.12
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.15
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1512
39.03
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12074
37
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.99
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.35
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
3.64
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1200
3.68
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.41
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.19
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.428
1.428
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
34.05
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11008
33.73
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
37

Fielding Stats for Dan Jennings and Bob Shawkey

Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
10.07
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1046
27
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348.2
9
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.46
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.39
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.96
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
884
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.86
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.36
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.185
0.185
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.728
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Jennings and Bob Shawkey

Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
390
58500
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
488
258.2
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1134
600
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1049
555.03
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
119.05
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
100.53
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
13.76
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.59
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
18.52
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
186.79
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65.94
34.89
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
272
143.92
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
262
138.62
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.501
0.501
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
47.62
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
49.74
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
95.77
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
180.17
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72.7
38.47
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.59
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
17.99
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
95.77
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.27
6.27
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
25.4
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Shawkey
Career
Per 600 PA