Alek Jacob vs. Joe McGinnity — Career Comparison

Alek Jacob
Gen ZWashingtonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe McGinnity
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Joe McGinnity 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. Joe McGinnity posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.66 and WHIP 1.188 compared to 4.06 and 1.216 for Alek Jacob. By the career numbers, Joe McGinnity had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alek Jacob and Joe McGinnity

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.22
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
1
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
0.64
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
0.37
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.4
63.4
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.94
81.94
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
0.82
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.08
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.06
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.06
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1016
2.66
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10324
27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3441.1
9
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
7.94
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
8.57
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.14
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
812
2.12
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
8.29
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1068
2.79
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.41
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
0.47
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
38.82
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14132
36.96
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.29
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.19
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.24
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1436
3.76
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.53
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.216
1.216
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.188
1.188
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
33.88
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13141
34.37
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.82
38.82
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.96
36.96

Fielding Stats for Alek Jacob and Joe McGinnity

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
1.22
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.44
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10506
27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3502
9
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
0.56
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
930
2.39
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.26
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1249
3.21
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1148
2.95
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.91
91.91
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.417
2.417
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.42
36.42
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.06
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alek Jacob and Joe McGinnity

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
39
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
477
201.12
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1423
600
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1297
546.87
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
105.83
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
92.76
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
8.85
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.22
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
13.07
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.46
28.87
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
123.12
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
296
124.81
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
45.96
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
37.95
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
83.91
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.3
30.48
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.64
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
14.34
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
158
66.62
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.01
9.01
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
34.15
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
10.96
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
10.96
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100