Willie Jensen vs. Chris Mears — Career Comparison

Willie Jensen
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Mears
Gen XCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Willie Jensen built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Mears 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 5.44 and 1.476 for Chris Mears. 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 Chris Mears

Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.29
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
6.31
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.07
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.09
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.64
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
5.44
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.413
0.413
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
10.71
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
10.89
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.71
10.71
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.89
10.89
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.09
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
4.29
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.4
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.93
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.57
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.691
0.691
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.774
0.774
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
30.64
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
38.76
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.48
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.07
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
6.1
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.52
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.476
1.476
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
25.93
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
35.49
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.436
0.436
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.64
30.64
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.76
38.76

Fielding Stats for Willie Jensen and Chris Mears

Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
6.31
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.65
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
27
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
9
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.65
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.09
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.74
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.74
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.167
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.34
10.34
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.44
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Jensen and Chris Mears

Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
257.14
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.36
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.1
-47.01
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
428.57
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
1.4
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA