Damon Jones vs. Mickey Lolich — Career Comparison

Damon Jones
MillenialIdahoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mickey Lolich
Silent GenerationOregonThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mickey Lolich built a career as a starting pitcher and Damon Jones as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mickey Lolich posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.44 and WHIP 1.246 compared to 9 and 2.400 for Damon Jones. By the career numbers, Mickey Lolich had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Damon Jones and Mickey Lolich

Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
9
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.45
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
1.23
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
0.54
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.47
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.19
53.19
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.64
84.64
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
0.48
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.1
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1390
3.44
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10915
27
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3638.1
9
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3366
8.33
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
0.86
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1099
2.72
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.17
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
9
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2832
7.01
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.31
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.23
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
54
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15140
37.45
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.1
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1537
3.8
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.27
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.15
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.22
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.227
1.227
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
36
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13782
34.09
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Damon Jones and Mickey Lolich

Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
9
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.45
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
1.23
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10915
27
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3638.1
9
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.25
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
1.11
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.09
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.45
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
1.36
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.64
84.64
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Damon Jones and Mickey Lolich

Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
592
349.26
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1017
600
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
821
484.37
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
53.1
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
48.97
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.95
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.18
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.13
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.39
12.03
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
58.41
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
117.99
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
37.17
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
18.29
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
55.46
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.05
5.34
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.95
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
61.95
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
362
213.57
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.81
2.81
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
50.15
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
20
11.8
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.18
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50