Steve Jones vs. Jim Pastorius — Career Comparison

Steve Jones
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Pastorius
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Pastorius 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. Jim Pastorius posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.12 and WHIP 1.352 compared to 4.44 and 1.469 for Steve Jones. By the career numbers, Jim Pastorius had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Jones and Jim Pastorius

Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.22
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.2
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.04
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.68
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.05
36.05
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.6
86.6
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.71
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.44
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
3.12
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2181
27
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
727
9
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
8.22
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
705
8.73
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.19
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.78
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
3.44
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.56
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
2.54
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.664
0.664
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
39.67
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3026
37.46
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.67
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
5.11
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
4.18
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
34.56
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2731
33.81
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.67
39.67
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.46
37.46

Fielding Stats for Steve Jones and Jim Pastorius

Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.22
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.2
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.04
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2184
27
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
728
9
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.78
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.35
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.11
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.57
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.22
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
3.04
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.89
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.92
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
85
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.447
0.447
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.433
2.433
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.6
86.6
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Jones and Jim Pastorius

Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
1520
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
222.73
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264
600
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
13
520
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
525
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
79.55
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
70.45
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.55
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.55
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.09
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
38.79
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.95
22.61
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
93.18
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
127.27
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
38.64
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
22.73
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
61.36
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.84
33.63
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.02
20.5
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.27
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
45.45
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 600 PA
61
138.64
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
4.33
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
27.27
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Pastorius
Career
Per 600 PA