Alek Jacob vs. Harry Kane — Career Comparison

Alek Jacob
Gen ZWashingtonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Harry Kane
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Harry Kane 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 4.81 and 1.744 for Harry Kane. By the career numbers, Alek Jacob had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alek Jacob and Harry Kane

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Harry Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.57
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.94
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.73
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.06
Harry Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
4.81
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Harry Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Harry Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Harry Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
7.94
Harry Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
10.47
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Harry Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.47
10.47
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3
Harry Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
5.23
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Harry Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
8.29
Harry Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
4.5
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Harry Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Harry Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.081
1.081
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.41
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
38.82
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
41.76
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.29
Harry Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.52
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.24
Harry Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
6.8
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Harry Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.53
Harry Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Harry Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.744
1.744
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
33.88
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
36.1
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Harry Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Harry Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.82
38.82
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.76
41.76

Fielding Stats for Alek Jacob and Harry Kane

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Harry Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.57
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.52
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.09
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.62
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.51
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alek Jacob and Harry Kane

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
Harry Kane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
264.71
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
600
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
529.41
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
8.45
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.3
-5.25
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Harry Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
6
105.88
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Kane
Career
Per 600 PA