Elmer Jacobs vs. Brad Thompson — Career Comparison
Elmer Jacobs built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Thompson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Elmer Jacobs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.55 and WHIP 1.384 compared to 4.46 and 1.419 for Brad Thompson. By the career numbers, Elmer Jacobs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.
Pitching Stats for Elmer Jacobs and Brad Thompson
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
1.89
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
4.46
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
1.01
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.71
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.61
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.47
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.17
38.17
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
53.2
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.92
15.92
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
3.55
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
4.46
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3568
27
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1216
27
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1189.1
9
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
405.1
9
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1223
9.25
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
9.84
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.25
9.25
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.84
9.84
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.3
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.09
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
3.2
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
2.69
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
2.54
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
4.22
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.638
0.638
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.767
0.767
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.18
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.3
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.73
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5081
38.45
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1757
39.01
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.56
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.42
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
4.39
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
4.88
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.29
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.384
1.384
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.391
1.391
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4619
34.95
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1580
35.08
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.01
39.01
Fielding Stats for Elmer Jacobs and Brad Thompson
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
4.46
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
415
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.93
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.91
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.63
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.85
98.85
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.604
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Hitting Stats for Elmer Jacobs and Brad Thompson
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
250
390.63
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
203
1715.49
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
384
600
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
71
600
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
347
542.19
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
56
473.24
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.519
0.519
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
13.93
21.77
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.14
18.12
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
69
107.81
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
84.51
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
72
112.5
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
101.41
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
35
54.69
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.25
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
10.92
17.06
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
19.36
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
101
157.81
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
27
228.17
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.8
3.8
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.63
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
21
32.81
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
109.86
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.56
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45