Joe Bowman vs. Alek Jacob — Career Comparison

Joe Bowman
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Alek Jacob
Gen ZWashingtonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Bowman 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 4.4 and 1.460 for Joe Bowman. By the career numbers, Alek Jacob had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Bowman and Alek Jacob

Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.83
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.13
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.47
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.59
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.51
44.51
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.74
61.74
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.45
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
717
4.4
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.06
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4397
27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1465.2
9
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1656
10.17
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
7.94
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.17
10.17
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.63
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
2.97
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
3.08
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
8.29
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.673
0.673
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.25
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.41
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6494
39.88
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
38.82
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.44
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.29
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
837
5.14
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.24
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.53
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5969
36.65
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
33.88
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.88
39.88
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.82
38.82

Fielding Stats for Joe Bowman and Alek Jacob

Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
27
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
9
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.06
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.24
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.24
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.137
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Bowman and Alek Jacob

Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
430
368.05
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
39
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
701
600
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639
546.93
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
120.68
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
91.58
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.54
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.85
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.71
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
29.1
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.72
44.26
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
160.06
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
161.77
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
53.07
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
64.19
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
115.55
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.1
47.16
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.71
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
39.37
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
90
77.03
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.79
7.79
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
11.98
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.27
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.57
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.57
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA