Alek Jacob vs. Chris Short — Career Comparison

Alek Jacob
Gen ZWashingtonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Short
Silent GenerationDelawareThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Chris Short 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. Chris Short posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.43 and WHIP 1.331 compared to 4.06 and 1.216 for Alek Jacob. By the career numbers, Chris Short had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alek Jacob and Chris Short

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
1.94
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1.19
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.52
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.51
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.56
50.56
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.48
61.48
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.34
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.06
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
3.43
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6975
27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
9
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
7.94
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
2215
8.57
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.71
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
3.12
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.29
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
8.29
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1629
6.31
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.047
1.047
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.28
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.41
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.24
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
38.82
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9801
37.94
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.29
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.3
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.24
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
3.84
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.08
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.53
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.299
1.299
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
33.88
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8900
34.45
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.82
38.82
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94

Fielding Stats for Alek Jacob and Chris Short

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
1.94
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.2
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6975
27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
9
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.43
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
1.39
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.89
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
1.82
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.52
96.52
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.55
61.55
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alek Jacob and Chris Short

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
39
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
391.74
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
775
600
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
539.61
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
68.13
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
62.71
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.87
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.55
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.42
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.14
9.4
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
75.1
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
81.29
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
22.45
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
18.58
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
41.03
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-6.74
-5.22
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.32
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
10.84
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
198
153.29
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.91
3.91
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
44.13
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.1
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.06
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100