Steve Jones vs. Daniel Ponce de Leon — Career Comparison

Steve Jones
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Daniel Ponce de Leon
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Daniel Ponce de Leon 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. Daniel Ponce de Leon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.33 and WHIP 1.354 compared to 4.44 and 1.469 for Steve Jones. By the career numbers, Daniel Ponce de Leon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Jones and Daniel Ponce de Leon

Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.22
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
3.47
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.34
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.49
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.44
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.33
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
27
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147.2
9
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
8.22
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
7.01
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.78
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.28
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.78
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
4.94
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
6.56
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
9.26
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.26
9.26
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.259
1.259
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.578
1.578
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.61
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
39.67
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
38.76
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.67
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.79
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
5.11
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.45
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.67
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
34.56
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
32.85
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.67
39.67
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.76
38.76

Fielding Stats for Steve Jones and Daniel Ponce de Leon

Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.22
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
3.47
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.34
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
27
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147.2
9
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.04
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.11
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.61
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.22
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.77
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.89
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.65
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
85
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.1
93.1
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.447
0.447
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.474
0.474
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Jones and Daniel Ponce de Leon

Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
1520
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
1288.89
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
520
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
511.11
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
38.79
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
6.94
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.84
33.63
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.86
-19.12
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
13
288.89
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.08
2.08
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Daniel Ponce de Leon
Career
Per 600 PA