Alek Jacob vs. Bud Thomas — Career Comparison

Alek Jacob
Gen ZWashingtonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Thomas
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Thomas 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 4.96 and 1.504 for Bud Thomas. 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 Bud Thomas

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
2.45
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.99
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.58
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.37
42.37
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.06
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
4.96
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1578
27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
9
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
7.94
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
625
10.69
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.69
10.69
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.91
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
2.84
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
8.29
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
2.31
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.572
0.572
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.24
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.41
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
38.82
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2347
40.16
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.29
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.86
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.24
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
5.89
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.53
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.504
1.504
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
33.88
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2177
37.25
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.82
38.82
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16

Fielding Stats for Alek Jacob and Bud Thomas

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
27
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
9
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.06
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.24
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.24
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.36
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.839
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Alek Jacob and Bud Thomas

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
39
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
490.29
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
600
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
514.29
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
61.71
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
48
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.29
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.43
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.71
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
16.54
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
82.29
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
92.57
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.29
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
54.86
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
4.04
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
30.86
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
67
229.71
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.61
2.61
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
54.86
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA