Larry Jacobus vs. Nate Karns — Career Comparison

Larry Jacobus
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nate Karns
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nate Karns built a career as a starting pitcher and Larry Jacobus as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nate Karns posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.3 and WHIP 1.358 compared to 5.71 and 1.500 for Larry Jacobus. By the career numbers, Nate Karns had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Jacobus and Nate Karns

Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.6
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.91
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.59
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.46
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.52
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.34
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.58
83.58
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.71
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
4.3
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
27
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
948
27
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.1
9
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
9
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
12.98
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
8.52
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.98
12.98
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.34
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.52
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
3.62
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
4.15
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
9.28
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.519
0.519
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.434
1.434
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.66
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
38.42
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1361
38.76
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.08
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.23
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
4.44
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.48
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
37.9
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1210
34.46
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.385
0.385
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.42
38.42
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.76
38.76

Fielding Stats for Larry Jacobus and Nate Karns

Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.91
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.59
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
27
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
9
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.46
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.83
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.4
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.28
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.84
91.84
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.8
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.672
0.672
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.58
83.58
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Jacobus and Nate Karns

Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
3654.55
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.53
-63.84
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
13.4
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA