Damon Jones vs. Elmer Steele — Career Comparison

MillenialIdahoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Elmer Steele 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. Elmer Steele posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.41 and WHIP 1.041 compared to 9 and 2.400 for Damon Jones. By the career numbers, Elmer Steele had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Damon Jones and Elmer Steele

Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
9
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.61
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.93
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.39
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.52
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.33
57.33
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.41
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254
27
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
9
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
7.9
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.9
7.9
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.46
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
9
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
3.17
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.514
0.514
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.17
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
54
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1596
34.36
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.52
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.49
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.041
1.041
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
36
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1520
32.73
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.36
34.36

Fielding Stats for Damon Jones and Elmer Steele

Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
9
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
2.95
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.98
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
687
27
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
9
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.14
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.27
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
6.64
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
6.41
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.45
96.45
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.173
2.173
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Damon Jones and Elmer Steele

Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
294.12
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
600
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
556.86
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
70.59
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
62.75
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.84
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.84
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.03
15.82
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
78.43
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
101.96
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
50.98
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
27.45
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
78.43
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
3.97
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.84
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
23.53
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
47
184.31
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.26
3.26
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.76
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.76
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.76
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100