Alek Jacob vs. Anibal Sanchez — Career Comparison

Alek Jacob
Gen ZWashingtonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Anibal Sanchez
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Anibal Sanchez 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 a career ERA of 4.06 against Anibal Sanchez's 4.06, with WHIP of 1.216 and 1.333 respectively. The raw numbers call this too close to separate — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alek Jacob and Anibal Sanchez

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
1.62
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.52
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.52
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.53
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.36
49.36
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.68
93.68
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.06
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
910
4.06
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6053
27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2017.2
9
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
7.94
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1960
8.74
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.06
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
686
3.06
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.2
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
8.29
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1774
7.91
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.219
1.219
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.28
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.41
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.27
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
38.82
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8607
38.39
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.29
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.24
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
987
4.4
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.3
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.19
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.59
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.311
1.311
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
33.88
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7750
34.57
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.82
38.82
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Alek Jacob and Anibal Sanchez

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
1.62
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.52
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6053
27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2017.2
9
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.79
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.06
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
1.04
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.14
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
1.98
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.83
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.78
92.78
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.129
1.129
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.68
93.68
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alek Jacob and Anibal Sanchez

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
39
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
365
547.5
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400
600
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
346
519
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
43.5
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
40.5
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.44
5.15
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
48
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
69
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
24
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-11.44
-17.15
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.5
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
169
253.5
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.37
2.37
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Anibal Sanchez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
55.5
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Anibal Sanchez
Career
Per 600 PA