Alex Herrera vs. Jake Thompson — Career Comparison

Alex Herrera
Gen XVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jake Thompson
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jake Thompson built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Herrera as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jake Thompson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.87 and WHIP 1.556 compared to 5.11 and 1.622 for Alex Herrera. By the career numbers, Jake Thompson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Herrera and Jake Thompson

Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
10.95
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
2.32
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.39
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.54
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.62
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.87
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
27
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116.1
9
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
7.3
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
9.05
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.55
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.57
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
4.72
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
8.03
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
6.27
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.622
1.622
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.221
1.221
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.7
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
40.86
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
40.46
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.54
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
5.49
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.39
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.541
1.541
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
34.3
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
34.19
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.86
40.86
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.46
40.46

Fielding Stats for Alex Herrera and Jake Thompson

Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
10.95
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
2.32
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.39
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
27
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116.1
9
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.77
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.77
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.55
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.55
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.067
0.067
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Herrera and Jake Thompson

Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
15
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
563.64
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
600
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
509.09
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.93
16.93
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
3.25
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
218.18
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Herrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Herrera
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA