Eric Junge vs. Barry Zito — Career Comparison

Eric Junge
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Barry Zito
Gen XNevadaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Barry Zito built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Junge as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Eric Junge posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.21 and WHIP 1.230 compared to 4.04 and 1.357 for Barry Zito. By the career numbers, Eric Junge had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eric Junge and Barry Zito

Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.43
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
1.51
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
1.47
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.89
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
0.58
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.5
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.57
53.57
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.23
97.23
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.21
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1157
4.04
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7730
27
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2576.2
9
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
8.41
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2381
8.32
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
0.98
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.66
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1064
3.72
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.18
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
7.08
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1885
6.58
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.58
6.58
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.082
1.082
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.145
1.145
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.17
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.34
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
37.18
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11001
38.43
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.66
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254
4.38
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.37
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.25
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
0.76
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.337
1.337
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
33.64
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9662
33.75
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.18
37.18
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.43
38.43

Fielding Stats for Eric Junge and Barry Zito

Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.43
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
1.51
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
1.47
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7730
27
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2576.2
9
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.89
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.3
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.12
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.77
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.48
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.77
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
1.43
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.45
96.45
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.942
0.942
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.23
97.23
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eric Junge and Barry Zito

Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2000
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
622.97
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
600
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
344
493.78
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
50.24
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
50.24
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
6.41
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
50.24
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
76.08
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.22
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
15.79
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
33.01
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-5.17
-7.42
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
25.84
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
99
142.11
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.22
4.22
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
80.38
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.74
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA