Steve Jones vs. Denny Lemaster — Career Comparison

Steve Jones
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Denny Lemaster
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Denny Lemaster built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve 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 4.44 and 1.469 for Steve 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 Steve Jones and Denny Lemaster

Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.22
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
1.8
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
1.25
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.45
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.53
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.75
69.75
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.33
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.44
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
3.58
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5363
27
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1787.2
9
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
8.22
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1703
8.57
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.78
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.93
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.78
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
3.02
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.37
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
6.56
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1305
6.57
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.066
1.066
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.44
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.12
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
39.67
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7552
38.02
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.67
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
5.11
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.92
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
34.56
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6911
34.79
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.67
39.67
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.02
38.02

Fielding Stats for Steve Jones and Denny Lemaster

Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.22
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
1.8
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
1.25
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5364
27
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1788
9
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.78
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.39
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.11
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.17
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.22
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
1.63
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.89
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
1.56
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
85
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.447
0.447
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.868
0.868
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.75
69.75
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Jones and Denny Lemaster

Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
1520
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
335.74
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
638
600
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
520
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
552
519.12
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
67.71
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
56.43
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
6.58
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.94
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.76
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
11.29
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
38.79
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.48
17.38
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
87.46
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
98.75
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
23.51
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
33.86
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
53.61
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.84
33.63
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.24
6.81
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.94
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
30.09
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
192
180.56
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
3.32
3.32
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
44.2
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.64
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.7
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA