Alek Jacob vs. Herb Thomas — Career Comparison

Alek Jacob
Gen ZWashingtonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Herb Thomas
Greatest GenerationThrows LeftNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentStarting Pitcher

Herb 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 8.08 and 1.980 for Herb 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 Herb Thomas

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.21
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.55
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.66
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.06
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
8.08
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.87
6.87
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81.1
9
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
7.94
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
13.5
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
4.32
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
8.29
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.66
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.775
0.775
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.41
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
38.82
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
45.37
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.29
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.24
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
9.3
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.22
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.53
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
33.88
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
39.61
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.358
0.358
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.82
38.82
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.37
45.37

Fielding Stats for Alek Jacob and Herb Thomas

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.35
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.49
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84.1
9
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.64
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.67
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.52
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.31
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.94
93.94
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.409
1.409
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alek Jacob and Herb Thomas

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
347.37
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
600
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
536.84
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.513
0.513
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
110.53
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
28.34
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
126.32
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
126.32
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
142.11
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
32.28
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA