Alek Jacob vs. Greg Mathews — Career Comparison

Alek Jacob
Gen ZWashingtonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Greg Mathews
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Greg Mathews 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 4.08 and 1.379 for Greg Mathews. 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 Greg Mathews

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
1.63
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.47
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.49
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.9
45.9
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.32
90.32
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.06
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
4.08
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
9
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
7.94
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
491
8.6
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.79
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
3.54
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.28
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
8.29
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
4.39
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.881
0.881
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.41
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
38.82
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
37.75
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.29
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.24
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
4.32
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.4
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.93
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.348
1.348
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
33.88
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.53
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.82
38.82
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.75
37.75

Fielding Stats for Alek Jacob and Greg Mathews

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
1.63
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.47
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
9
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.77
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.65
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.07
93.07
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.32
90.32
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alek Jacob and Greg Mathews

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
39
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
298.41
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
600
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
514.29
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
69.84
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
63.49
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.35
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.35
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
11.72
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
76.19
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
98.41
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.57
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.87
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
44.44
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
2.16
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.52
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.05
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
60
190.48
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.15
3.15
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
57.14
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.7
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA