Jake Diekman vs. Ray Herbert — Career Comparison

Jake Diekman
MillenialNebraskaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ray Herbert
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ray Herbert built a career as a starting pitcher and Jake Diekman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jake Diekman led in home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 85), strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 78), and run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 93). Ray Herbert held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 157 vs 68). Role difference aside, Jake Diekman holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jake Diekman and Ray Herbert

Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
705
10.53
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
1.95
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.13
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.4
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.5
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.51
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.51
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.26
44.26
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.29
49.29
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.99
57.99
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.33
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
3.91
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
839
4.01
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1807
27
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5644
27
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
602.1
9
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1881.1
9
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
7.22
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2000
9.57
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.57
9.57
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.79
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.8
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
5.35
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
2.73
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.31
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.19
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
764
11.42
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
4.13
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.42
11.42
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.863
1.863
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.763
0.763
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.66
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.18
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.7
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2662
39.78
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8010
38.32
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.11
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.35
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
4.66
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
927
4.43
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.36
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.72
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.396
1.396
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2224
33.23
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7415
35.47
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.78
39.78
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.32
38.32

Fielding Stats for Jake Diekman and Ray Herbert

Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
705
10.53
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
2.08
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
1.18
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1807
27
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5280
27
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
602.1
9
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1760
9
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.34
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.64
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.87
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.99
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.18
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1.39
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
2.7
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.21
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
2.63
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
87.1
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.54
97.54
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.115
0.115
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.51
56.51
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Diekman and Ray Herbert

Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
705
423000
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
408
374.31
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
654
600
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
569
522.02
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
100
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
73.39
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
19.27
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.42
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
26.61
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.96
35.74
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
140.37
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
140.37
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
42.2
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
46.79
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
82.57
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.1
34.04
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
38.53
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
122.02
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.92
4.92
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
33.94
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.67
Jake Diekman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
13
11.93
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Diekman
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA