Willie Jensen vs. Spike Merena — Career Comparison

Willie Jensen
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Spike Merena
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Willie Jensen and Spike Merena are fairly close on the surface numbers. Spike Merena posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.92 vs 3.64) and WHIP (1.459 vs 1.667). Willie Jensen had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.43 per nine innings vs 0.73). By the career numbers, Spike Merena 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 Spike Merena

Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.29
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.46
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.07
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.09
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.73
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.73
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
3.64
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.92
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.413
0.413
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
10.71
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.3
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.73
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.29
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.84
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.93
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.55
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.691
0.691
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.932
0.932
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
30.64
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
39.41
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
4.07
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.92
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
25.93
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
33.2
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.436
0.436
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.64
30.64
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.41
39.41

Fielding Stats for Willie Jensen and Spike Merena

Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.167
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Jensen and Spike Merena

Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
257.14
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
4
240
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
600
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
7
420
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.36
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
17
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.1
-47.01
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
23.06
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
428.57
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA