Willie Jensen vs. Jake McGee — Career Comparison

Willie Jensen
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jake McGee
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Willie Jensen built a career as a starting pitcher and Jake McGee 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 3.71 and 1.176 for Jake McGee. 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 Jake McGee

Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.29
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
650
10.22
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.07
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.5
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.44
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.24
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.64
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
3.71
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.413
0.413
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1717
27
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
572.1
9
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
10.71
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
7.86
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.86
7.86
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.1
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.29
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.45
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.27
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.93
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
613
9.64
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.691
0.691
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.38
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.25
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
30.64
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2359
37.1
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.86
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
4.07
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
3.99
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.47
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.146
1.146
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
25.93
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2164
34.03
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.436
0.436
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.64
30.64
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.1
37.1

Fielding Stats for Willie Jensen and Jake McGee

Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
650
10.22
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1717
27
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
572.1
9
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.28
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.68
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.02
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.96
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.167
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.094
0.094
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Jensen and Jake McGee

Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
257.14
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
650
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.36
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.1
-47.01
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
428.57
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
1.4
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA