Willie Jensen vs. Kevin McGowan — Career Comparison

Willie Jensen
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kevin McGowan
MillenialNew HampshireThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Willie Jensen built a career as a starting pitcher and Kevin McGowan 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 5.19 and 1.615 for Kevin McGowan. 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 Kevin McGowan

Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.29
Kevin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.31
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.07
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Kevin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.64
Kevin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.19
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Kevin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.68
5.68
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.413
0.413
Kevin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
10.71
Kevin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.31
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Kevin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.08
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Kevin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.29
Kevin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.23
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.93
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.31
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Kevin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.691
0.691
Kevin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.615
1.615
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Kevin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Kevin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
30.64
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
41.54
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.07
Kevin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.19
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Kevin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.615
1.615
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
25.93
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
35.31
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Kevin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.436
0.436
Kevin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.64
30.64
Kevin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54

Fielding Stats for Willie Jensen and Kevin McGowan

Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Kevin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.31
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
27
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
9
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kevin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.167
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Jensen and Kevin McGowan

Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
257.14
Kevin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.36
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.1
-47.01
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
428.57
Kevin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
1.4
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA