Damon Jones vs. Joe Ross — Career Comparison

Damon Jones
MillenialIdahoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Ross
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Ross 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. Joe Ross posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.28 and WHIP 1.369 compared to 9 and 2.400 for Damon Jones. By the career numbers, Joe Ross had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Damon Jones and Joe Ross

Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
9
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
2.53
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.38
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.49
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.55
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.97
46.97
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.38
54.38
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
4.28
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1705
27
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568.1
9
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
9
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
9.15
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.17
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
2.98
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
9
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
508
8.04
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.04
8.04
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.225
1.225
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.43
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
54
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2456
38.89
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.33
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
4.64
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.22
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.62
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
36
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2205
34.92
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89

Fielding Stats for Damon Jones and Joe Ross

Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
9
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
2.53
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.38
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1705
27
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568.1
9
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.46
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.08
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.54
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.606
0.606
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.38
54.38
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Damon Jones and Joe Ross

Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
600
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
600
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
538.29
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
99.43
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
85.71
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.71
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.71
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.59
22.59
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
113.14
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
126.86
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.14
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
41.14
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.72
19.61
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.86
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.57
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
69
236.57
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.54
2.54
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.29
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
13.71
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA