Jim Britt vs. Alek Jacob — Career Comparison

Jim Britt
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkNorth AmericaBrooklyn AtlanticsUnknownStarting Pitcher
Alek Jacob
Gen ZWashingtonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Britt 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 4.26 and 1.624 for Jim Britt. By the career numbers, Alek Jacob had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Britt and Alek Jacob

Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.29
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.89
28.89
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.97
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
4.26
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.06
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2450
27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
816.2
9
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1264
13.93
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
7.94
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.93
13.93
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.13
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.68
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.32
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
8.29
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.5
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.41
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4115
45.35
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
38.82
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.29
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
992
10.93
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.24
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.93
10.93
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.53
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.624
1.624
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4053
44.67
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
33.88
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.9
10.9
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.35
45.35
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.82
38.82

Fielding Stats for Jim Britt and Alek Jacob

Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
1.02
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.39
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2499
27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
833
9
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.3
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.34
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.53
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
2.17
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.64
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.62
75.62
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.617
1.617
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.3
38.3
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Britt and Alek Jacob

Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
133.82
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
39
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
408
600
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
580.88
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.503
0.503
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
129.41
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
114.71
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.71
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.71
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.42
34.44
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
144.12
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
148.53
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
80.88
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
35.29
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
116.18
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.82
39.44
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
19.12
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
19
27.94
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.47
21.47
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Britt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.94
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.41
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Britt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA