Willie Jensen vs. Archie McKain — Career Comparison

Willie Jensen
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Archie McKain
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Willie Jensen built a career as a starting pitcher and Archie McKain 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 4.26 and 1.515 for Archie McKain. 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 Archie McKain

Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.29
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.05
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.07
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.63
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.48
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.39
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.32
55.32
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.61
20.61
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.3
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.64
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
4.26
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.413
0.413
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1459
27
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486.1
9
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
10.71
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
9.79
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.79
9.79
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.48
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.29
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
3.85
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.93
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.48
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.691
0.691
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.814
0.814
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
30.64
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2175
40.25
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.3
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.07
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
5
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.515
1.515
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
25.93
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1964
36.35
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.436
0.436
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.64
30.64
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.25
40.25

Fielding Stats for Willie Jensen and Archie McKain

Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.29
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.167
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Jensen and Archie McKain

Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
614.72
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
600
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
522.7
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.586
0.586
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
92.02
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
51.53
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
29.45
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.68
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.36
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
40.49
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.36
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.3
45.27
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
150.92
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
154.6
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
69.94
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
33.13
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
95.71
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.1
-47.01
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.06
40.71
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.36
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
55.21
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
428.57
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
176.69
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.4
3.4
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.72
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.68
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Archie McKain
Career
Per 600 PA