Alek Jacob vs. Fred Smith — Career Comparison

Alek Jacob
Gen ZWashingtonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Smith
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Smith 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. Fred Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.85 and WHIP 1.336 compared to 4.06 and 1.216 for Alek Jacob. By the career numbers, Fred Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alek Jacob and Fred Smith

Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.9
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.95
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.74
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.06
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.85
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85.1
9
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
7.94
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
9.49
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.53
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
8.29
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.504
0.504
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.41
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
38.82
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
37.55
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.29
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.95
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.24
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
4.64
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.53
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.336
1.336
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
33.88
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
34.59
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.82
38.82
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Alek Jacob and Fred Smith

Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.91
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.95
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
9
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.64
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.65
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.49
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.28
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.94
93.94
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.722
1.722
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alek Jacob and Fred Smith

Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
372.41
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
600
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
579.31
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
7.87
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.67
-13.91
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
165.52
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.63
3.63
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100