Willie Jensen vs. Joey Long — Career Comparison

Willie Jensen
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joey Long
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Willie Jensen built a career as a starting pitcher and Joey Long 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 8.18 and 2.364 for Joey Long. 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 Joey Long

Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.29
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
8.18
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.07
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.64
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
8.18
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.18
8.18
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.413
0.413
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
10.71
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
13.91
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.71
10.71
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.91
13.91
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.29
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6.55
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.93
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.55
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.691
0.691
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.455
1.455
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
30.64
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
49.09
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.27
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.07
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.273
2.273
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
25.93
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
40.91
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.436
0.436
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.64
30.64
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09

Fielding Stats for Willie Jensen and Joey Long

Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
8.18
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
27
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
9
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.45
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.45
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.167
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Jensen and Joey Long

Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
257.14
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.36
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.1
-47.01
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
428.57
Joey Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
1.4
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Long
Career
Per 600 PA