Jake Arrieta vs. Al Veach — Career Comparison

Jake Arrieta
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star
Al Veach
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Jake Arrieta posted a stronger line than Al Veach. Jake Arrieta posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.98 vs 11.7) and WHIP (1.268 vs 2.900). By the career numbers, Jake Arrieta had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Jake Arrieta and Al Veach

Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
1.59
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
1.56
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.64
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.52
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.29
55.29
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.89
97.89
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
3.98
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
11.7
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.86
12.86
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.408
0.408
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4837
27
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612.1
9
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1450
8.09
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
18
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.01
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
3.19
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
8.1
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.13
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1433
8
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.7
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.44
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.36
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6755
37.71
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
52.2
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
4.39
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
13.5
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.18
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.22
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.75
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6047
33.75
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
44.1
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.422
0.422
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.71
37.71
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.2
52.2

Fielding Stats for Jake Arrieta and Al Veach

Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.59
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.56
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4837
27
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1612.1
9
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.76
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.42
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.17
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
2.35
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.18
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.64
92.64
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.89
97.89
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.13
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Arrieta and Al Veach

Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
407.04
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
426
600
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
382
538.03
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
88.73
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
66.2
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.45
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.63
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.45
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
22.54
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.92
29.47
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
133.8
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
112.68
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
35.21
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
38.03
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
64.79
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.94
21.04
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-64.8
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
22.54
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
197
277.46
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
2.16
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
38.03
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.04
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA