Ken Jones vs. Carl Lundgren — Career Comparison

Ken Jones
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Carl Lundgren
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Carl Lundgren 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. Carl Lundgren posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.42 and WHIP 1.214 compared to 5.4 and 1.569 for Ken Jones. By the career numbers, Carl Lundgren had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Jones and Carl Lundgren

Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.74
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
1.22
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.01
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.62
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.37
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.33
62.33
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.24
83.24
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.85
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.4
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
2.42
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3966
27
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1322
9
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
12.05
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1129
7.69
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.05
12.05
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.08
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
3.24
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.66
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
3.64
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.415
0.415
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.765
0.765
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.18
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.24
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
41.12
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5320
36.22
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.19
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.65
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
3.38
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.569
1.569
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.214
1.214
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
39.05
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4809
32.74
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.12
41.12
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.22
36.22

Fielding Stats for Ken Jones and Carl Lundgren

Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.22
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.75
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4032
27
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1344
9
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.5
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.18
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
2.8
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
2.67
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.192
2.192
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Jones and Carl Lundgren

Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
1080
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
209.54
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
524
600
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
460
526.72
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
82.44
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
69.85
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.16
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.44
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
12.6
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
21.64
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.07
24.12
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
98.47
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
124.81
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
36.64
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
29.77
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
66.41
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
19.17
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.56
21.25
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.15
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
41.22
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
152.29
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.94
3.94
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
30.92
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.58
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.58
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Lundgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100