Steve Jones vs. Steve Parris — Career Comparison

Steve Jones
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Parris
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Parris 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. Steve Jones posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.44 and WHIP 1.469 compared to 4.75 and 1.535 for Steve Parris. By the career numbers, Steve Jones had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Jones and Steve Parris

Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.22
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
1.66
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.54
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.53
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.59
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.31
47.31
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.81
92.81
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.44
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
4.75
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2260
27
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
753.1
9
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
8.22
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Innings
846
10.11
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.11
10.11
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.78
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.36
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.78
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
3.44
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.56
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
479
5.72
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.018
1.018
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.32
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.32
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
357
39.67
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3329
39.77
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.67
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
5.11
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
5.08
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.43
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.19
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.82
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.505
1.505
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
34.56
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2962
35.39
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.67
39.67
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.77
39.77

Fielding Stats for Steve Jones and Steve Parris

Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.22
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
1.66
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.54
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2260
27
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
753.1
9
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.78
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.6
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.11
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.12
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.22
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.76
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.89
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
1.72
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
85
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.96
97.96
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.447
0.447
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.81
92.81
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Jones and Steve Parris

Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
1520
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
464.84
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
600
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
13
520
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
534.07
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Steve Parris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Steve Parris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
82.42
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
69.23
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
13.19
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Parris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Parris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
13.19
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Parris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Parris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Parris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
38.79
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.65
15.34
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
95.6
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
92.31
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Steve Parris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Steve Parris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Steve Parris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Steve Parris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Steve Parris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Steve Parris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
26.37
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
49.45
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
75.82
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.84
33.63
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.16
7.12
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Parris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.89
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Parris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Steve Parris
Career
Per 600 PA
53
174.73
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Steve Parris
Career
Per 600 PA
3.43
3.43
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Steve Parris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
52.75
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.3
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Parris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Parris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.3
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.3
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Parris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0