Chad Bettis vs. Alek Jacob — Career Comparison

Chad Bettis
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Alek Jacob
Gen ZWashingtonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chad Bettis 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 5.12 and 1.497 for Chad Bettis. By the career numbers, Alek Jacob had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chad Bettis and Alek Jacob

Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
2.46
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.38
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.46
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.46
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.1
56.1
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
5.12
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.06
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1802
27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600.2
9
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
672
10.07
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
7.94
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.18
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
3.15
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.25
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
6.46
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
8.29
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.067
1.067
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.37
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.36
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.41
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2656
39.8
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
38.82
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.3
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.29
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
5.53
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.24
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.55
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.18
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.66
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2373
35.56
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
33.88
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.8
39.8
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.82
38.82

Fielding Stats for Chad Bettis and Alek Jacob

Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
2.46
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.38
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1802
27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600.2
9
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.67
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.6
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.34
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
2.28
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.44
97.44
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.927
0.927
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.1
56.1
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chad Bettis and Alek Jacob

Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
575.58
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
39
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
600
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
495.35
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
27.91
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
27.91
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
3.85
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
27.91
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
73.26
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.42
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.93
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.35
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-5.07
-17.69
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.35
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
65
226.74
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.65
2.65
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Bettis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
59.3
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.49
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Bettis
Career
Per 600 PA
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA