Alek Jacob vs. Matt Morris — Career Comparison

Alek Jacob
Gen ZWashingtonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Morris
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Matt Morris 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. Matt Morris posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.98 and WHIP 1.336 compared to 4.06 and 1.216 for Alek Jacob. By the career numbers, Matt Morris had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alek Jacob and Matt Morris

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
1.53
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
1.38
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.6
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.46
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.81
56.81
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.9
89.9
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.11
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.06
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
3.98
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5418
27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1806
9
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
7.94
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1867
9.3
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.87
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
2.54
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.18
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
8.29
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1214
6.05
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.954
0.954
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.15
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.41
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.37
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
38.82
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7669
38.22
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.29
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.24
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
889
4.43
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.45
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.25
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.93
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.316
1.316
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
33.88
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6946
34.61
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.82
38.82
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Alek Jacob and Matt Morris

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
1.53
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
1.38
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5418
27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1806
9
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.53
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.16
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
1.76
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.69
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.03
96.03
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.9
89.9
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.09
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alek Jacob and Matt Morris

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
39
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
284.36
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
652
600
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
499.69
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
84.66
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
66.26
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
16.56
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.84
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
18.4
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.24
23.23
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
106.75
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
109.51
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
32.21
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
34.97
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
65.34
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.78
20.04
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
24.85
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Matt Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
216
198.77
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.02
3.02
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
74.54
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Matt Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.92
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0