Willie Jensen vs. Dan Meyer — Career Comparison

Willie Jensen
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dan Meyer
MillenialNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Willie Jensen built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Meyer 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 5.46 and 1.575 for Dan Meyer. 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 Dan Meyer

Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.29
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
8.16
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.07
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.55
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.71
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.64
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
5.46
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.413
0.413
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
27
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113.2
9
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
10.71
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
9.42
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.42
9.42
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.27
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.29
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
4.51
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.93
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
7.28
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.28
7.28
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.691
0.691
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
30.64
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
40.86
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.5
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.07
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
6.41
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.63
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.548
1.548
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
25.93
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
35.31
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.436
0.436
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.64
30.64
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.86
40.86

Fielding Stats for Willie Jensen and Dan Meyer

Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
8.16
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.55
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
27
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113.2
9
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.87
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.55
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.167
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.068
0.068
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.8
6.8
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Jensen and Dan Meyer

Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
30900
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
600
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
557.14
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.36
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.1
-47.01
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
428.57
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
1.4
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA