Willie Jensen vs. Jason Motte — Career Comparison

Willie Jensen
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jason Motte
MillenialMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Willie Jensen built a career as a starting pitcher and Jason Motte as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jason Motte posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.189 compared to 3.64 and 1.667 for Willie Jensen. By the career numbers, Jason Motte had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willie Jensen and Jason Motte

Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.29
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
10.05
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.07
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.61
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.34
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.36
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.64
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
3.3
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.413
0.413
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1193
27
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397.2
9
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
10.71
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
7.56
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.11
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.29
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
2.83
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.93
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
8.49
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.691
0.691
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.36
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
30.64
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1630
36.89
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.67
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
4.07
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
3.58
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.72
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
25.93
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1464
33.13
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.436
0.436
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.64
30.64
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.89
36.89

Fielding Stats for Willie Jensen and Jason Motte

Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
10.05
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1193
27
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397.2
9
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.75
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.31
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
2.08
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.06
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.91
98.91
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.167
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.205
0.205
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Jensen and Jason Motte

Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
66600
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
600
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
557.14
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.36
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.1
-47.01
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.44
-66.4
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
428.57
Jason Motte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
1.4
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Motte
Career
Per 600 PA