Alek Jacob vs. Eric King — Career Comparison

Alek Jacob
Gen ZWashingtonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eric King
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eric King 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. Eric King posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.97 and WHIP 1.353 compared to 4.06 and 1.216 for Alek Jacob. By the career numbers, Eric King had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alek Jacob and Eric King

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
2.12
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.18
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.54
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.47
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.61
53.61
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.67
55.67
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.06
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.97
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2590
27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
863.1
9
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
7.94
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
814
8.49
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.76
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
3.47
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.22
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
8.29
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
4.78
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
0.917
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.26
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.41
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.32
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
38.82
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3688
38.45
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.29
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.47
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.24
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
4.24
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.32
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.22
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.79
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.329
1.329
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
33.88
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3272
34.11
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.82
38.82
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45

Fielding Stats for Alek Jacob and Eric King

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
2.12
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.18
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2590
27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
863.1
9
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.78
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.06
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
1.03
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.92
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.81
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.57
94.57
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.67
55.67
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alek Jacob and Eric King

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
39
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alek Jacob
Career
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Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Alek Jacob
Career
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Eric King
Career
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Alek Jacob
Career
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Eric King
Career
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Alek Jacob
Career
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Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alek Jacob
Career
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Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Alek Jacob
Career
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Eric King
Career
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Career
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Eric King
Career
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Alek Jacob
Career
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Eric King
Career
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Career
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Eric King
Career
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Career
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Eric King
Career
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Alek Jacob
Career
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Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alek Jacob
Career
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Eric King
Career
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Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alek Jacob
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Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alek Jacob
Career
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Eric King
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Career
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Eric King
Career
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Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
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Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
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Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Eric King
Career
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0
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Career
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Eric King
Career
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