Steve Jones vs. Milt Pappas — Career Comparison

Steve Jones
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Milt Pappas
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Milt Pappas 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. Milt Pappas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.4 and WHIP 1.253 compared to 4.44 and 1.469 for Steve Jones. By the career numbers, Milt Pappas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Jones and Milt Pappas

Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.22
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
520
1.47
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.31
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.59
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Milt Pappas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.46
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.03
56.03
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.42
89.42
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.36
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.12
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.44
Milt Pappas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
3.4
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Milt Pappas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9558
27
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3186
9
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
8.22
Milt Pappas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3046
8.6
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Milt Pappas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.78
Milt Pappas
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
0.84
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Milt Pappas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Milt Pappas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.78
Milt Pappas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.42
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Milt Pappas
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.25
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.56
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728
4.88
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Milt Pappas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Milt Pappas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Milt Pappas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.27
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Milt Pappas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.2
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Milt Pappas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
39.67
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13198
37.28
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.67
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.09
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
5.11
Milt Pappas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1331
3.76
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Pappas
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.07
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Pappas
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.05
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
34.56
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12224
34.53
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Milt Pappas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.67
39.67
Milt Pappas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28

Fielding Stats for Steve Jones and Milt Pappas

Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.22
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
1.47
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
1.32
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9559
27
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3186.1
9
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.78
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
0.69
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.11
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
1.37
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Milt Pappas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.06
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.22
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
754
2.13
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.89
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
2.06
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
85
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.95
96.95
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.447
0.447
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.44
89.44
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.11
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Pappas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Pappas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Pappas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Pappas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Jones and Milt Pappas

Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
1520
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
527
269.34
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1174
600
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
13
520
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1073
548.38
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Milt Pappas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Milt Pappas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
67.46
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
49.06
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
6.64
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.53
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
10.22
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
18.4
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Milt Pappas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
38.79
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42.98
21.96
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
107.84
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
89.95
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Milt Pappas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Milt Pappas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Milt Pappas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Milt Pappas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Milt Pappas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Milt Pappas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
36.8
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
34.24
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
60.82
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.84
33.63
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.48
3.31
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.09
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
18.4
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Pappas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Milt Pappas
Career
Per 600 PA
510
260.65
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Milt Pappas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
2.3
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Milt Pappas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
26.58
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.56
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Milt Pappas
Career
Per 600 PA
13
6.64
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Pappas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Pappas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100