Alek Jacob vs. Fred Talbot — Career Comparison

Alek Jacob
Gen ZWashingtonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Talbot
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Talbot 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 stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.06 and WHIP 1.216 compared to 4.12 and 1.416 for Fred Talbot. By the career numbers, Alek Jacob had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alek Jacob and Fred Talbot

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
2.06
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.33
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.4
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.59
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.43
40.43
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.13
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.06
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
4.12
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2561
27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853.2
9
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
7.94
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
844
8.9
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.01
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
3.52
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.33
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
8.29
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
4.73
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
0.917
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.23
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.41
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.28
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
38.82
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3677
38.77
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.29
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.27
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.24
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
431
4.54
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.53
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
33.88
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3316
34.96
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.82
38.82
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.77
38.77

Fielding Stats for Alek Jacob and Fred Talbot

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
2.06
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.33
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2562
27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854
9
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.73
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.51
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.33
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.23
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.93
95.93
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.087
1.087
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alek Jacob and Fred Talbot

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
39
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
431.25
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
600
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
502.08
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
87.5
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
62.5
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.5
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.33
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.62
38.79
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
133.33
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
141.67
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
50
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60.42
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
102.08
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.55
36.57
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
50
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
90
187.5
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
43.75
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.17
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100