Dan Jennings vs. Ed Summers — Career Comparison

Ed Summers 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. Ed Summers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.42 and WHIP 1.152 compared to 3.1 and 1.486 for Dan Jennings. By the career numbers, Ed Summers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.