Dan Jennings vs. Dick Starr — Career Comparison

Dan Jennings
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Starr
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Starr 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 5.25 and 1.706 for Dick Starr. 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 Dick Starr

Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
10.07
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
2.43
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.18
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.44
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.63
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.95
45.95
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.39
48.39
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.1
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
5.25
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1046
27
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1034
27
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.2
9
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
344.2
9
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
8.8
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
10.18
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.18
10.18
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.65
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.04
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
4.05
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
5.17
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
7.25
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.13
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.923
0.923
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.49
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.26
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1512
39.03
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
41.31
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.99
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.6
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
3.64
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
6.01
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.41
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.19
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.428
1.428
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.706
1.706
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
34.05
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1374
35.88
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.31
41.31

Fielding Stats for Dan Jennings and Dick Starr

Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
10.07
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1046
27
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348.2
9
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.46
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.39
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.96
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.86
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.92
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.185
0.185
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.602
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Jennings and Dick Starr

Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
390
58500
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
94
499.12
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
515.04
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
79.65
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
58.41
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
186.79
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.27
22.65
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
100.88
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
132.74
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
58.41
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
69.03
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
180.17
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.22
17.09
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
53.1
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
36
191.15
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.31
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.31
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0