Al Aber vs. Jake Thompson — Career Comparison

Al Aber
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jake Thompson
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jake Thompson built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Aber as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Aber posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.18 and WHIP 1.459 compared to 4.87 and 1.556 for Jake Thompson. By the career numbers, Al Aber had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Aber and Jake Thompson

Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
3.88
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.32
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.69
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.39
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.55
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.54
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.58
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.62
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.98
48.98
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.86
17.86
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.18
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.87
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1168
27
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
27
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.1
9
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
116.1
9
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
9.2
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
9.05
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.05
9.05
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.67
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.55
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
3.7
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
4.72
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
3.91
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
6.27
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.845
0.845
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.7
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1698
39.25
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
40.46
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.76
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.54
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
4.74
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
5.49
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.39
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.433
1.433
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1532
35.41
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
34.19
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.25
39.25
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.46
40.46

Fielding Stats for Al Aber and Jake Thompson

Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
4.91
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.32
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.56
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.39
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
27
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
116.1
9
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.67
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.77
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
2.31
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.77
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
3.16
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.55
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
2.98
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.55
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.607
0.607
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.31
11.31
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Aber and Jake Thompson

Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
861.54
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
31
563.64
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
600
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
512.82
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
509.09
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
71.79
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.49
12.76
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.93
16.93
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
112.82
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.64
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
30.77
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
56.41
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.42
7.31
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
3.25
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
210.26
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
218.18
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.85
2.85
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.26
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA