Alek Jacob vs. Joe Musgrove — Career Comparison

Alek Jacob
Gen ZWashingtonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Musgrove
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Musgrove 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 Musgrove posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.73 and WHIP 1.176 compared to 4.06 and 1.216 for Alek Jacob. By the career numbers, Joe Musgrove had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alek Jacob and Joe Musgrove

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
1.76
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.53
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.56
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.53
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.56
51.56
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.38
87.38
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.06
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
3.73
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3168
27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
9
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
7.94
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
970
8.27
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.27
8.27
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.13
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.23
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
8.29
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1050
8.95
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.242
1.242
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.18
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.41
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.66
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
38.82
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4385
37.37
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.29
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.24
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
4.02
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.1
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.65
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.216
1.216
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
33.88
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4002
34.11
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.82
38.82
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.37
37.37

Fielding Stats for Alek Jacob and Joe Musgrove

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
1.76
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.53
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3170
27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056.2
9
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.18
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.18
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
2.45
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
2.36
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.18
96.18
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.96
86.96
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alek Jacob and Joe Musgrove

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
39
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
864.15
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
600
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
520.75
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
75.47
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
52.83
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.87
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.64
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.35
16.4
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
101.89
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
86.79
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
45.28
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.38
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.73
6.52
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.32
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
55
207.55
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
64.15
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Musgrove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Musgrove
Career
Per 600 PA