Jake Arrieta vs. Bob Sadowski — Career Comparison

Jake Arrieta
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star
Bob Sadowski
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Bob Sadowski a clear advantage over Jake Arrieta across the core pitching metrics. Bob Sadowski led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 103 vs 89), run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 87), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 90). Bob Sadowski was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jake Arrieta and Bob Sadowski

Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
1.59
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.35
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.56
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.11
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.64
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.41
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.52
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.55
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.29
55.29
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.55
42.55
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.89
97.89
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.96
46.96
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.27
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
713
3.98
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
3.87
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4837
27
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612.1
9
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1450
8.09
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
8.52
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.01
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.84
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
3.19
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.66
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.13
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1433
8
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
5.26
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.44
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.36
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.33
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6755
37.71
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1838
37.62
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.29
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
787
4.39
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
4.28
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.18
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.22
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.75
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.254
1.254
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6047
33.75
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
34.64
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.71
37.71
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.62
37.62

Fielding Stats for Jake Arrieta and Bob Sadowski

Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
1.59
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.35
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.56
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.11
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4837
27
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612.1
9
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.76
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.43
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
1.42
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.84
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.17
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
2.35
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
2.35
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
2.18
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.27
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.64
92.64
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.52
96.52
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.965
0.965
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.89
97.89
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.96
46.96
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.13
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Arrieta and Bob Sadowski

Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
407.04
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
479.17
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
426
600
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
144
600
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
538.03
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
129
537.5
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
88.73
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
13
54.17
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
66.2
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
12
50
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.45
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.17
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.63
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.45
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
22.54
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.17
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.92
29.47
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1.28
5.33
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
133.8
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
14
58.33
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
112.68
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
16
66.67
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
35.21
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
37.5
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
38.03
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
6
25
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
64.79
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
15
62.5
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.94
21.04
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.21
-17.52
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.41
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.17
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
22.54
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.33
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
197
277.46
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
237.5
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
2.16
2.16
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.53
2.53
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
38.03
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
50
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.04
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12.5
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA