Steve Jones vs. Hayden Penn — Career Comparison

Steve Jones
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hayden Penn
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hayden Penn 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 9.51 and 2.235 for Hayden Penn. 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 Hayden Penn

Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.22
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
3.61
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.64
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.66
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.44
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
9.51
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
27
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82.1
9
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
8.22
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
13.34
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.34
13.34
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.78
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.86
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.78
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
6.23
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.56
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
5.79
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.259
1.259
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
357
39.67
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
46.57
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.67
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
5.11
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
10.71
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.174
2.174
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
34.56
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
39.35
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.67
39.67
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.57
46.57

Fielding Stats for Steve Jones and Hayden Penn

Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.22
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
3.61
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.64
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
27
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82.1
9
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.09
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.11
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.31
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.22
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.51
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.89
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.4
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
85
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.447
0.447
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Jones and Hayden Penn

Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
1520
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
3960
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
600
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
520
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.97
38.79
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
43.28
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
160
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.498
0.498
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.84
33.63
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
78.39
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hayden Penn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Hayden Penn
Career
Per 600 PA