Rob Bell vs. Alek Jacob — Career Comparison

Rob Bell
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Alek Jacob
Gen ZWashingtonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rob Bell 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 5.71 and 1.542 for Rob Bell. By the career numbers, Alek Jacob had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rob Bell and Alek Jacob

Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
1.98
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.42
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.45
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.49
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.89
47.89
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.52
71.52
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
5.71
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.06
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2058
27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
686
9
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
757
9.93
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
7.94
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
1.64
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.24
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
3.78
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.17
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
5.52
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
8.29
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.034
1.034
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.55
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.28
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.41
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3062
40.17
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
38.82
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.2
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.29
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
6.1
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.24
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.22
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.33
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.66
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.523
1.523
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2711
35.57
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
33.88
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.17
40.17
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.82
38.82

Fielding Stats for Rob Bell and Alek Jacob

Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
1.98
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.42
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2058
27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
686
9
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.91
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.89
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.06
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.88
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.8
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.8
95.8
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.907
0.907
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.52
71.52
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rob Bell and Alek Jacob

Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
1332.35
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
39
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
600
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
529.41
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.12
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.47
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.65
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.65
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
7.66
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
61.76
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
70.59
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.65
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.65
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.94
-17.08
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.47
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
34
300
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.12
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.82
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rob Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA