Dan Jennings vs. Al Shealy — Career Comparison

Dan Jennings
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Shealy
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Shealy 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 5.71 and 1.764 for Al Shealy. 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 Al Shealy

Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
10.07
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
3.44
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.88
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.44
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.59
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.95
45.95
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.53
25.53
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.22
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.1
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
5.71
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1046
27
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
27
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.2
9
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
9
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
8.8
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
11.78
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.78
11.78
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.65
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
4.05
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4.1
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
7.25
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
3.88
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.886
0.886
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.49
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1512
39.03
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
581
42.51
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.99
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.76
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
3.64
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
6.44
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.41
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.19
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.428
1.428
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.764
1.764
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
34.05
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
524
38.34
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.51
42.51

Fielding Stats for Dan Jennings and Al Shealy

Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
10.07
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1046
27
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348.2
9
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.46
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.39
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.96
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.86
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.88
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.185
0.185
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.66
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Jennings and Al Shealy

Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
390
58500
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
47
587.5
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
600
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
537.5
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
0.74
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
150
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
112.5
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
25
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
37.5
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
186.79
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.62
70.3
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
212.5
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
187.5
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.645
0.645
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
100
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
112.5
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
180.17
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.2
77.45
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA