Alek Jacob vs. Warren Spahn — Career Comparison

Alek Jacob
Gen ZWashingtonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Warren Spahn
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Warren Spahn 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. Warren Spahn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.09 and WHIP 1.206 compared to 4.06 and 1.216 for Alek Jacob. By the career numbers, Warren Spahn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alek Jacob and Warren Spahn

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
1.29
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
1.14
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
0.62
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
0.42
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.7
59.7
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.67
88.67
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
0.66
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.11
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.05
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.06
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1798
3.09
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15731
27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5243.2
9
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
7.94
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4830
8.29
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
0.74
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1434
2.46
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.1
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
8.29
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2583
4.43
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.766
0.766
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.14
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.41
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.07
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
38.82
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21547
36.98
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.29
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.12
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.24
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2016
3.46
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.53
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.216
1.216
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
33.88
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20071
34.45
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.82
38.82
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Alek Jacob and Warren Spahn

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
2.18
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.15
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9282
27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3094
9
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.65
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
2.91
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.17
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1279
3.72
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1221
3.55
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.47
95.47
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.628
1.628
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.93
52.93
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.24
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alek Jacob and Warren Spahn

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
39
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
783
228.61
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2055
600
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1872
546.57
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
363
105.99
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
77.37
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
16.64
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.75
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.22
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.61
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134.33
39.22
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
156.79
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
135.47
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
41.17
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
55.18
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
86.13
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123.31
36
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.04
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
27.45
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
487
142.19
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.22
4.22
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
19.85
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.09
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
23
6.72
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.17
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.58
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.75
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67