Willie Jensen vs. Trevor May — Career Comparison

Willie Jensen
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Trevor May
MillenialWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Willie Jensen built a career as a starting pitcher and Trevor May 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 4.24 and 1.343 for Trevor May. 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 Trevor May

Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.29
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
7.15
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.07
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.52
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.72
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.56
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.25
56.25
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.26
7.26
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.66
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.64
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
4.24
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.413
0.413
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1351
27
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450.1
9
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
10.71
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
8.51
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.2
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.29
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.3
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.93
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
10.39
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.39
10.39
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.691
0.691
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.521
1.521
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.64
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.3
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
30.64
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1939
38.75
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
2.04
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.07
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
4.56
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.34
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
25.93
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1740
34.77
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.436
0.436
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.64
30.64
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Willie Jensen and Trevor May

Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
7.15
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.52
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1351
27
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450.1
9
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.28
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.5
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.9
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.78
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.167
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.109
0.109
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.26
7.26
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Trevor May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Jensen and Trevor May

Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
71600
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
600
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
557.14
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.36
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.1
-47.01
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-66.4
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
428.57
Trevor May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
1.4
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Trevor May
Career
Per 600 PA