Ad Brennan vs. Alek Jacob — Career Comparison

Ad Brennan
Lost GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Alek Jacob
Gen ZWashingtonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ad Brennan 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. Ad Brennan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.11 and WHIP 1.312 compared to 4.06 and 1.216 for Alek Jacob. By the career numbers, Ad Brennan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ad Brennan and Alek Jacob

Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.71
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.02
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.49
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.48
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.68
50.68
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.69
59.69
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.53
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
3.11
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.06
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2031
27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
9
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
694
9.23
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
7.94
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.23
9.23
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.28
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.58
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
3.76
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
8.29
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.705
0.705
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.31
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.41
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2922
38.84
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
38.82
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.51
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.29
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
4.2
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.24
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.53
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2705
35.96
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
33.88
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.84
38.84
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.82
38.82

Fielding Stats for Ad Brennan and Alek Jacob

Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
14.56
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
6.88
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.89
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
19.44
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.22
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
23.56
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
22.33
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.81
94.81
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.534
1.534
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ad Brennan and Alek Jacob

Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
323.27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
39
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
600
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
538.78
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
117.55
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
95.51
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.69
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.9
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.45
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.04
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.06
41.79
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
149.39
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
151.84
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
36.73
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
29.39
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
63.67
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.87
46.22
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.9
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
29.39
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
40
97.96
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.13
6.13
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
26.94
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.45
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Brennan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.45
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ad Brennan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA