Bob Turley vs Sam Jones

Bob TurleySam Jones

Bob Turley and Sam Jones compared on their MLB careers: Bob Turley played 12 seasons, 1951 to 1963, Sam Jones 12 seasons, 1951 to 1964. Bob Turley has 101 wins to Sam Jones's 102. Bob Turley won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Bob Turley and Sam Jones career totals
310GP322
101W102
85L101
3.6ERA3.6
1712.2IP1643.1
1,265K1,376
1,068BB822
1.4WHIP1.4
12SV9

Where each stands all time

Bob Turley and Sam Jones all-time places
Bob TurleyAll-time rankSam Jones
—Strikeouts (pitching)290th (1,376)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Bob Turley: 4 championships; Cy Young, World Series MVP
  • Sam Jones: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Bob Turley and Sam Jones season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1951017.361951012.08
2nd1953263.281952237.25
3rd195414153.46195514204.10
4th195517133.0619569143.91
5th1956845.0519571293.60
6th19571362.71195814132.88
7th19582172.97195921152.83
8th19598114.32196018143.19
9th1960933.271961884.49
10th1961355.751962243.65
11th1962334.571963209.00
12th19633114.201964002.61

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA