Damon Jones vs. Eric Surkamp — Career Comparison

Damon Jones
MillenialIdahoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eric Surkamp
MillenialOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eric Surkamp 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. Eric Surkamp posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.68 and WHIP 1.882 compared to 9 and 2.400 for Damon Jones. By the career numbers, Eric Surkamp had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Damon Jones and Eric Surkamp

Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
9
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
4.89
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.51
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.75
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.77
30.77
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
6.68
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.68
6.68
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.28
7.28
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.95
5.95
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
27
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
9
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
11.48
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.48
11.48
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.51
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
4.89
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.56
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
9
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
5.55
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.13
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
54
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
464
43.65
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
7.06
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.06
7.06
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.75
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.819
1.819
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
36
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
36.69
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.65
43.65

Fielding Stats for Damon Jones and Eric Surkamp

Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
9
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
4.89
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.51
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
27
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.47
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.32
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.07
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.79
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.36
86.36
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.365
0.365
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.77
30.77
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Damon Jones and Eric Surkamp

Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
2836.36
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
490.91
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
12.01
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
5.03
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
5
272.73
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.2
2.2
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA