Alek Jacob vs. Chad Kuhl — Career Comparison

Alek Jacob
Gen ZWashingtonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chad Kuhl
MillenialDelawareThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chad Kuhl 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 4.98 and 1.504 for Chad Kuhl. 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 Chad Kuhl

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
2.34
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.58
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.42
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Kuhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.63
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chad Kuhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.74
39.74
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.24
67.24
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.06
Chad Kuhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
4.98
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Chad Kuhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Chad Kuhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Chad Kuhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Chad Kuhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2005
27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
668.1
9
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
7.94
Chad Kuhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
687
9.25
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Chad Kuhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.25
9.25
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.24
Chad Kuhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.31
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Chad Kuhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Chad Kuhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3
Chad Kuhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
4.12
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Kuhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.16
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chad Kuhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
8.29
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
590
7.95
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Chad Kuhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.95
7.95
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.255
1.255
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Kuhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.57
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.41
Chad Kuhl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.53
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Kuhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
38.82
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2944
39.64
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.29
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.19
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.24
Chad Kuhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
400
5.39
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Chad Kuhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Kuhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Chad Kuhl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.39
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.93
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Chad Kuhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.486
1.486
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
33.88
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2547
34.3
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Chad Kuhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Chad Kuhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.82
38.82
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.64
39.64

Fielding Stats for Alek Jacob and Chad Kuhl

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
2.34
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.58
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2005
27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
668.1
9
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.71
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.06
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.98
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Kuhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.74
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.7
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chad Kuhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.67
97.67
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.724
0.724
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.24
67.24
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kuhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kuhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kuhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Kuhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alek Jacob and Chad Kuhl

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
39
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
832.56
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
600
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
525.58
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
51.16
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
41.86
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.3
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Kuhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Kuhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.3
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Kuhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Kuhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.47
6.85
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60.47
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
65.12
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.26
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.6
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
41.86
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.94
-13.67
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Kuhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.95
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Kuhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chad Kuhl
Career
Per 600 PA
41
190.7
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.15
3.15
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Kuhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60.47
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Kuhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chad Kuhl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.65
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Kuhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Kuhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chad Kuhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Kuhl
Career
Per 600 PA