Elden Auker vs. Alek Jacob — Career Comparison

Elden Auker
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Alek Jacob
Gen ZWashingtonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Elden Auker built a career as a starting pitcher and Alek Jacob as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alek Jacob posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.06 and WHIP 1.216 compared to 4.42 and 1.495 for Elden Auker. By the career numbers, Alek Jacob had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Elden Auker and Alek Jacob

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
1.53
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.2
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.6
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.46
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.28
56.28
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.38
78.38
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.58
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
964
4.42
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.06
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5890
27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1963.1
9
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2230
10.22
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
7.94
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.59
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
706
3.24
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
594
2.72
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
8.29
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.662
0.662
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.17
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.41
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8688
39.83
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
38.82
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.18
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.29
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1106
5.07
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.24
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.53
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.495
1.495
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7944
36.42
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
33.88
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.82
38.82

Fielding Stats for Elden Auker and Alek Jacob

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
27
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
9
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.06
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.24
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.24
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.742
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Elden Auker and Alek Jacob

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
272.45
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
39
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
784
600
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
700
535.71
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
100.26
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
77.3
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.48
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.89
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.59
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
22.96
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.05
35.24
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
139.29
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
133.16
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
55.87
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
55.1
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
106.38
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.57
34.11
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
31.38
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
232
177.55
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
3.38
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
31.38
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.53
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA