Willie Jensen vs. Craig Lefferts — Career Comparison

Willie Jensen
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Craig Lefferts
Baby BoomersWest GermanyThrows LeftBats LeftEuropeSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Willie Jensen built a career as a starting pitcher and Craig Lefferts as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Craig Lefferts posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.43 and WHIP 1.296 compared to 3.64 and 1.667 for Willie Jensen. By the career numbers, Craig Lefferts had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willie Jensen and Craig Lefferts

Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.29
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
5.47
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.07
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.46
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.57
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.62
44.62
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.79
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.64
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
3.43
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.413
0.413
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3437
27
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145.2
9
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
10.71
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
8.7
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.94
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.29
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
2.53
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.43
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.93
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
719
5.65
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.691
0.691
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.24
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
30.64
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4754
37.35
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
2.25
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
4.07
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
3.85
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.61
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.31
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.69
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
25.93
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4304
33.81
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.436
0.436
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.64
30.64
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.35
37.35

Fielding Stats for Willie Jensen and Craig Lefferts

Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
5.47
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.35
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3437
27
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1145.2
9
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.44
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
1.21
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.71
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.65
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.167
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Jensen and Craig Lefferts

Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
2844.9
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
600
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
538.78
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
65.31
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.06
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.24
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.36
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.21
13.1
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
85.71
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
69.39
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
16.33
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.24
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
24.49
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.1
-47.01
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-4.95
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.08
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
428.57
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
261.22
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
2.3
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.14
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA