Willie Jensen vs. Eric Orze — Career Comparison

Willie Jensen
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Eric Orze
Gen ZIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Willie Jensen built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Orze 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 3.74 and 1.454 for Eric Orze. 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 Eric Orze

Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.29
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
7.27
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.07
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.62
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.64
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
3.74
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.413
0.413
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
27
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43.1
9
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
10.71
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
8.52
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.04
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.29
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
4.36
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.93
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
8.52
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.691
0.691
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.431
1.431
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.83
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
30.64
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
39.25
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.49
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.07
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
4.15
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.431
1.431
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
25.93
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
34.06
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.436
0.436
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.64
30.64
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.25
39.25

Fielding Stats for Willie Jensen and Eric Orze

Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
7.27
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
27
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.1
9
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.83
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.25
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.25
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.167
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.171
0.171
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Jensen and Eric Orze

Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
257.14
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.36
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.1
-47.01
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
428.57
Eric Orze
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
1.4
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Orze
Career
Per 600 PA