Willie Jensen vs. Blaine Neal — Career Comparison

Willie Jensen
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Blaine Neal
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Willie Jensen built a career as a starting pitcher and Blaine Neal 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 5.08 and 1.774 for Blaine Neal. 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 Blaine Neal

Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.29
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
8.2
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.07
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.64
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
5.08
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.413
0.413
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.319
0.319
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
27
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
9
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
10.71
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
11.69
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.71
10.71
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.94
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.29
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.7
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.58
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.93
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
6.75
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.691
0.691
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.161
1.161
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.51
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.22
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
30.64
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
41.66
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.96
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.07
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
5.37
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.44
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.73
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.8
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
25.93
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
36.58
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.436
0.436
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.372
0.372
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.64
30.64
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.66
41.66

Fielding Stats for Willie Jensen and Blaine Neal

Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
8.2
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
27
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
9
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.87
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.94
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.81
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.81
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.167
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Jensen and Blaine Neal

Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
67800
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
600
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
557.14
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.36
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.1
-47.01
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
428.57
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
1.4
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA