Willie Jensen vs. Sam McDowell — Career Comparison

Willie Jensen
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam McDowell
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Sam McDowell posted a stronger line than Willie Jensen. Sam McDowell posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.17 vs 3.64) and WHIP (1.338 vs 1.667). By the career numbers, Sam McDowell had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Willie Jensen and Sam McDowell

Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.29
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
1.53
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.07
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
1.25
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.51
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.48
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.27
51.27
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.41
81.41
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
0.37
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.08
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.64
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
3.17
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.413
0.413
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7477
27
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2492.1
9
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
10.71
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1948
7.03
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.03
7.03
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.59
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.29
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1312
4.74
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.27
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.93
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2453
8.86
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.691
0.691
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.511
1.511
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.51
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.21
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
30.64
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10587
38.23
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.14
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
4.07
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
3.61
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.14
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
25.93
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9156
33.06
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.436
0.436
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.64
30.64
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.23
38.23

Fielding Stats for Willie Jensen and Sam McDowell

Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
1.54
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
1.25
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7480
27
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493.1
9
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.29
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.18
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.12
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
1.59
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
1.47
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.52
92.52
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.167
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.03
81.03
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.08
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Jensen and Sam McDowell

Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
302.47
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
851
600
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
774
545.71
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
83.9
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
76.15
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.94
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.76
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.36
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.45
15.83
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
95.89
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
95.89
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
23.97
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
25.38
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
47.94
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.1
-47.01
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.65
6.81
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
11.28
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
428.57
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
306
215.75
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
2.78
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
39.48
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.82
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.23
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0