Ken Jones vs. Denny Lemaster — Career Comparison

Ken Jones
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Denny Lemaster
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Denny Lemaster built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Jones as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Denny Lemaster posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.58 and WHIP 1.329 compared to 5.4 and 1.569 for Ken Jones. By the career numbers, Denny Lemaster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Jones and Denny Lemaster

Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.74
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
1.8
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
1.25
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.45
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.53
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.75
69.75
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.33
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.4
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
3.58
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5363
27
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1787.2
9
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
12.05
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1703
8.57
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.05
12.05
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.93
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.08
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
600
3.02
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.37
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.66
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1305
6.57
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.415
0.415
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.066
1.066
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.44
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.12
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
41.12
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7552
38.02
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.65
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.92
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.569
1.569
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
39.05
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6911
34.79
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.12
41.12
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.02
38.02

Fielding Stats for Ken Jones and Denny Lemaster

Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
1.8
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
1.25
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5364
27
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1788
9
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.39
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.17
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
1.63
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.56
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.868
0.868
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.75
69.75
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Jones and Denny Lemaster

Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
1080
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
335.74
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
638
600
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
552
519.12
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
67.71
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
56.43
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.58
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.94
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.76
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.29
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.48
17.38
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
87.46
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
98.75
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
23.51
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
33.86
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
53.61
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
19.17
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.24
6.81
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.94
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
30.09
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
192
180.56
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.32
3.32
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
44.2
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.64
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.7
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA