Alek Jacob vs. Gary Peters — Career Comparison

Alek Jacob
Gen ZWashingtonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gary Peters
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Gary Peters 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. Gary Peters posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.25 and WHIP 1.275 compared to 4.06 and 1.216 for Alek Jacob. By the career numbers, Gary Peters had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alek Jacob and Gary Peters

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
1.55
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.24
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.54
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.45
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.63
54.63
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.67
79.67
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.34
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.06
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
3.25
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6243
27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2081
9
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
7.94
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1894
8.19
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.19
8.19
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.68
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
706
3.05
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.23
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
8.29
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1420
6.14
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.022
1.022
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.36
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.41
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.27
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
38.82
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8707
37.66
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.29
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.15
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.24
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
847
3.66
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.1
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.53
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.249
1.249
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
33.88
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7903
34.18
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.82
38.82
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.66
37.66

Fielding Stats for Alek Jacob and Gary Peters

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
1.55
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.24
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6243
27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2081
9
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.48
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
1.89
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
1.83
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.58
96.58
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.178
1.178
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.67
79.67
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.12
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alek Jacob and Gary Peters

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
39
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
450
308.57
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
875
600
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
807
553.37
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.623
0.623
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
122.74
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
83.66
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
21.26
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.8
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
13.03
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
39.09
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.13
49.46
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
281
192.69
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
147.43
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.601
0.601
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.491
0.491
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
58.97
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
69.94
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
115.89
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.14
48.1
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.8
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
19.89
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.06
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Gary Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
172
117.94
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.09
5.09
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
17.14
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.8
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Gary Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
17
11.66
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.69
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.69
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0