Ken Jones vs. Elam Vangilder — Career Comparison

Ken Jones
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Elam Vangilder
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Elam Vangilder 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. Elam Vangilder posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.28 and WHIP 1.511 compared to 5.4 and 1.569 for Ken Jones. By the career numbers, Elam Vangilder had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Jones and Elam Vangilder

Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.74
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
367
1.93
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.98
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.52
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.54
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.25
49.25
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.95
50.95
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.47
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.1
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.4
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
4.28
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5147
27
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1715.2
9
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
12.05
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1894
9.94
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.05
12.05
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.94
9.94
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.48
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.08
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
699
3.67
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.66
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
2.49
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.415
0.415
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.684
0.684
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.12
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.22
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
41.12
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7694
40.36
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
0.63
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.65
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1012
5.31
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.569
1.569
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.511
1.511
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
39.05
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6953
36.47
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.12
41.12
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.36
40.36

Fielding Stats for Ken Jones and Elam Vangilder

Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
367
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.16
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.229
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Jones and Elam Vangilder

Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
1080
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
343.78
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
651
600
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
601
553.92
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
134.56
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
95.85
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
27.65
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.69
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.37
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
38.71
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
21.64
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.9
53.36
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
191.71
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
158.53
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.513
0.513
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
56.22
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
48.85
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
97.7
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
19.17
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.33
57.44
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.61
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
19.35
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
90.32
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.64
6.64
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
22.12
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0