Larry Jacobus vs. Jack Kramer — Career Comparison

Larry Jacobus
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Kramer
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jack Kramer 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. Jack Kramer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.24 and WHIP 1.492 compared to 5.71 and 1.500 for Larry Jacobus. By the career numbers, Jack Kramer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Jacobus and Jack Kramer

Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.6
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
1.77
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
1.18
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.52
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.52
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.57
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.98
47.98
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.77
66.77
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.48
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.71
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
4.24
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
27
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4912
27
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.1
9
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1637.1
9
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
12.98
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1761
9.68
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.98
12.98
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.68
9.68
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.51
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.52
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
682
3.75
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.15
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
613
3.37
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.519
0.519
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.791
0.791
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.19
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
38.42
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7193
39.54
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.08
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.32
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.23
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
895
4.92
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.492
1.492
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
37.9
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6501
35.73
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.385
0.385
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.42
38.42
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.54
39.54

Fielding Stats for Larry Jacobus and Jack Kramer

Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.152
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Jacobus and Jack Kramer

Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
322
312.62
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
501
486.41
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
69.9
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
53.4
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.65
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.85
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
16.5
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.55
27.72
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
96.12
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
144.66
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
41.75
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
37.86
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
74.76
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.53
-63.84
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.94
25.19
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
73.79
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
157.28
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
3.81
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
38.83
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
9.71
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kramer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Kramer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0