Alek Jacob vs. Danny Murphy — Career Comparison

Alek Jacob
Gen ZWashingtonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Danny Murphy
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Danny Murphy 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 4.66 and 1.580 for Danny Murphy. 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 Danny Murphy

Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
5.46
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.06
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
4.66
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
9
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
7.94
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
8.84
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.04
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
4.74
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
8.29
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.66
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.045
1.045
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.56
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.41
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
38.82
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
39.62
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.29
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.13
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.24
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
5.06
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.8
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.53
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.509
1.509
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
33.88
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
33.27
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.82
38.82
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.62
39.62

Fielding Stats for Alek Jacob and Danny Murphy

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
2.57
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.76
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1031
27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343.2
9
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.41
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.06
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.42
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.89
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.83
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.22
97.22
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.714
0.714
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.59
29.59
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alek Jacob and Danny Murphy

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
39
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
490.91
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
600
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
545.45
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
96.5
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
54.55
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.98
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.78
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.96
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.43
47.94
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
176.22
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
146.85
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.491
0.491
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
75.52
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
54.55
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
113.29
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.62
40.35
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
46.15
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
29
121.68
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.93
4.93
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.59
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA