Dan Jennings vs. Walter Silva — Career Comparison

Dan Jennings
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Walter Silva
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Walter Silva 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 8.76 and 1.986 for Walter Silva. 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 Walter Silva

Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
10.07
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.19
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.19
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.44
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.73
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.95
45.95
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.1
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
8.76
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.74
7.74
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1046
27
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.2
9
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
8.8
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
12.41
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.41
12.41
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.65
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.46
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
4.05
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.47
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
7.25
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
4.01
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.054
1.054
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.49
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1512
39.03
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
44.15
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.99
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
3.64
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
10.22
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.41
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.09
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.19
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.09
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.428
1.428
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.987
1.987
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
34.05
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
37.58
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.15
44.15

Fielding Stats for Dan Jennings and Walter Silva

Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
10.07
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.19
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.19
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1046
27
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.2
9
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.46
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.39
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.96
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.73
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.86
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.73
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.74
94.74
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.185
0.185
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Jennings and Walter Silva

Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
390
58500
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
186.79
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
1.04
77.75
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
3
225
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
180.17
Walter Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.32
98.94
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
3
225
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Silva
Career
Per 600 PA