Gentry Jessup vs. Lance McCullers — Career Comparison

Gentry Jessup
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Lance McCullers
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gentry Jessup built a career as a starting pitcher and Lance McCullers as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lance McCullers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.25 and WHIP 1.370 compared to 3.4 and 1.281 for Gentry Jessup. By the career numbers, Lance McCullers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gentry Jessup and Lance McCullers

Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.37
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
5.23
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.1
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.48
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.48
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.58
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.28
45.28
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.46
47.46
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.71
79.71
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.76
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.67
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
3.4
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.25
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1356
27
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1579
27
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
9
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526.1
9
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
8.5
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
7.3
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.5
8.5
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.8
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
3.03
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
4.31
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.72
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
4.8
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.56
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.36
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.46
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1949
38.81
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2221
37.98
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.65
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
4.34
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.74
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.76
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.5
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1734
34.53
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1912
32.69
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98

Fielding Stats for Gentry Jessup and Lance McCullers

Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.36
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
5.23
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.09
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1407
27
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1579
27
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
9
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526.1
9
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.23
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.56
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
2.92
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.15
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
3.24
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
1.88
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
3.15
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.71
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.04
97.04
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.28
80.28
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gentry Jessup and Lance McCullers

Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
83
247.76
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
3172.88
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
600
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
59
600
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
582.09
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
48
488.14
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
113.43
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50.85
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
89.55
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
30.51
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
20.9
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.34
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.99
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.88
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.34
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.54
28.49
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
1.73
17.63
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
140.3
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
7
71.19
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
122.39
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
101.69
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
41.79
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
29.85
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
40.68
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
71.64
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
91.53
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.35
27.9
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
6.14
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.96
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.94
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
23
233.9
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.25
50.25
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Gentry Jessup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.96
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
61.02
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Gentry Jessup
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100