Willie Jensen vs. Russ Meyer — Career Comparison

Willie Jensen
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Russ Meyer
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Willie Jensen and Russ Meyer are fairly close on the surface numbers. Willie Jensen posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.64 vs 3.99) and home runs allowed (0.43 per nine innings vs 0.8). Russ Meyer had the advantage in WHIP (1.409 vs 1.667). By the career numbers, Willie Jensen 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 Russ Meyer

Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.29
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.87
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.07
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.29
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.55
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.43
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.29
56.29
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.65
68.65
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.38
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.64
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
679
3.99
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.413
0.413
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4594
27
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1531.1
9
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
10.71
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1606
9.44
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.8
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.29
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
3.18
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.93
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
3.95
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.691
0.691
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.792
0.792
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.21
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
30.64
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6570
38.61
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.28
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.07
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
761
4.47
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.402
1.402
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
25.93
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6014
35.35
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.436
0.436
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.64
30.64
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Willie Jensen and Russ Meyer

Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
8.44
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.3
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
27
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340.1
9
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.82
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
6.8
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
8.96
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
8.62
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.17
96.17
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.167
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.022
1.022
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.36
15.36
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.5
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Jensen and Russ Meyer

Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
336.38
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
569
600
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
484
510.37
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
58
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
48.51
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.33
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.49
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.36
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.11
10.66
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
71.7
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
82.25
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
27.42
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
26.36
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
52.72
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.1
-47.01
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.44
-3.62
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
23.2
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
428.57
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.95
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
65.38
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.49
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA