Alek Jacob vs. Vic Keen — Career Comparison

Alek Jacob
Gen ZWashingtonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Vic Keen
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Vic Keen 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 4.11 and 1.438 for Vic Keen. 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 Vic Keen

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
1.98
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.99
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.51
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.53
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.84
48.84
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.7
49.7
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.49
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.06
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
4.11
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2245
27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
748.1
9
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
7.94
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
828
9.96
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.96
9.96
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.67
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
2.98
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
8.29
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
2.43
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.601
0.601
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.12
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.41
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
38.82
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3221
38.74
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.29
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.61
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.24
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
4.73
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.53
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
33.88
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2959
35.59
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.82
38.82
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Alek Jacob and Vic Keen

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
27
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
9
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.06
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.24
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.24
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.15
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.061
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Keen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Alek Jacob and Vic Keen

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
39
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
386.72
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
600
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
539.06
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
79.69
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
70.31
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.38
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Keen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Keen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.38
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Keen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Keen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.64
15.55
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
89.06
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
98.44
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
42.19
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
28.13
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
70.31
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.18
7.45
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Keen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
18.75
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Keen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Vic Keen
Career
Per 600 PA
70
164.06
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.66
3.66
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
42.19
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Keen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Keen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.34
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.34
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.69
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Keen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50