Dan Jennings vs. Gerry Staley — Career Comparison

Dan Jennings
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gerry Staley
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Gerry Staley 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 259 vs 76), run prevention (ERA+ 161 vs 87), and strikeout rate (K%+ 82 vs 62). Gerry Staley held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 149 vs 89). Role difference aside, Dan Jennings holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dan Jennings and Gerry Staley

Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
10.07
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
2.91
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.84
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.44
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.61
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.5
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.95
45.95
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.69
54.69
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.06
29.06
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.28
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.1
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
814
3.7
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1046
27
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5945
27
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.2
9
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1981.2
9
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
8.8
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2070
9.4
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.65
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.85
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
4.05
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
2.4
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.17
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
7.25
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
727
3.3
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.634
0.634
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.49
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.12
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.29
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1512
39.03
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8398
38.14
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.99
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
1.12
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
3.64
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
946
4.3
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.41
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.19
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.428
1.428
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
34.05
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7806
35.45
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14

Fielding Stats for Dan Jennings and Gerry Staley

Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
10.07
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
6.68
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.5
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1046
27
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2587
27
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.2
9
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862.1
9
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.46
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
1.52
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.39
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
5.02
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.2
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.96
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
646
6.74
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.86
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
6.54
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.74
94.74
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.185
0.185
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.34
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Jennings and Gerry Staley

Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
390
58500
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
640
622.37
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
617
600
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
525
510.53
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
64.18
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
59.32
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
3.89
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
4.86
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
186.79
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.42
11.11
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
70.99
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
102.11
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
34.04
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
18.48
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
51.54
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
180.17
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.39
1.35
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
36.95
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
112.8
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.32
5.32
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
49.59
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
15
14.59
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0