Harry Brecheen vs. Alek Jacob — Career Comparison

Harry Brecheen
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Alek Jacob
Gen ZWashingtonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Harry Brecheen 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. Harry Brecheen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.92 and WHIP 1.188 compared to 4.06 and 1.216 for Alek Jacob. By the career numbers, Harry Brecheen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Brecheen and Alek Jacob

Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
1.5
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.13
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.63
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.43
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.11
59.11
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.47
75.47
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.59
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.12
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
2.92
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.06
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5723
27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1907.2
9
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1731
8.17
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
7.94
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.17
8.17
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.55
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
2.53
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
901
4.25
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
8.29
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.753
0.753
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.17
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.41
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7821
36.9
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
38.82
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.25
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.29
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
701
3.31
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.24
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.53
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.188
1.188
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.216
1.216
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7248
34.19
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
33.88
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.9
36.9
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.82
38.82

Fielding Stats for Harry Brecheen and Alek Jacob

Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
27
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
9
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.06
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.24
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.24
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.27
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.428
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Brecheen and Alek Jacob

Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
258.18
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
39
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
746
600
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
673
541.29
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
103.75
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
87.67
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
10.46
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.02
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.61
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.09
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.43
30.1
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
127.08
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
143.16
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
38.61
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
35.39
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
72.39
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.13
30.67
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.22
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
36.19
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 600 PA
121
97.32
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.17
6.17
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Brecheen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
19.3
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 600 PA
16
12.87
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Brecheen
Career
Per 600 PA
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA