Willie Jensen vs. Fred Lasher — Career Comparison

Willie Jensen
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Lasher
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Willie Jensen built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Lasher as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Willie Jensen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.667 compared to 3.88 and 1.490 for Fred Lasher. By the career numbers, Willie Jensen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willie Jensen and Fred Lasher

Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.29
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
6.73
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.07
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.58
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.83
45.83
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.98
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.64
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
3.88
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.413
0.413
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
606
27
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
9
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
10.71
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
7.98
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.8
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.29
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
4.9
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.53
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.93
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
6.59
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.691
0.691
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.277
1.277
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
30.64
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
882
39.3
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.45
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.07
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
4.59
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.431
1.431
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
25.93
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
754
33.59
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.436
0.436
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.64
30.64
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.3
39.3

Fielding Stats for Willie Jensen and Fred Lasher

Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
6.73
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
27
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
9
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.51
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.14
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.87
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.167
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Jensen and Fred Lasher

Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
2588.57
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
600
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
548.57
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.36
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.83
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.1
-47.01
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.28
-39.04
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
428.57
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
291.43
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.06
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lasher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Lasher
Career
Per 600 PA