Steve Jones vs. Oliver Perez — Career Comparison

Steve Jones
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Oliver Perez
MillenialMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Oliver Perez 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. Oliver Perez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.37 and WHIP 1.459 compared to 4.44 and 1.469 for Steve Jones. By the career numbers, Oliver Perez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Jones and Oliver Perez

Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
4.22
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
4.32
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.2
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.45
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.58
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.05
44.05
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.74
27.74
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.44
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
4.37
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4397
27
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1465.2
9
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
8.22
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1336
8.2
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.78
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
1.22
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.78
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
4.68
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.25
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
6.56
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1546
9.49
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.259
1.259
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.575
1.575
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.36
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.54
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
357
39.67
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6464
39.69
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.67
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.52
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
5.11
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
4.81
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.34
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.33
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.67
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.431
1.431
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
34.56
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5504
33.8
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.67
39.67
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.69
39.69

Fielding Stats for Steve Jones and Oliver Perez

Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
4.22
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
4.32
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.2
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4397
27
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1465.2
9
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.78
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.23
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.11
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.92
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.22
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.22
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.89
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
1.15
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
85
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.47
94.47
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.447
0.447
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.74
27.74
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Jones and Oliver Perez

Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
1520
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
705
1060.15
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
600
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
520
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
344
517.29
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
84.21
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
81.2
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.01
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.01
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
38.79
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.94
16.45
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
87.22
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
105.26
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
21.05
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
22.56
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
43.61
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.84
33.63
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.67
13.04
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
21.05
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
116
174.44
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.44
3.44
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
58.65
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.01
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Oliver Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.01
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.51
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.02
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Oliver Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75