Larry Jacobus vs. Ewald Pyle — Career Comparison

Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ewald Pyle 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. Ewald Pyle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.03 and WHIP 1.580 compared to 5.71 and 1.500 for Larry Jacobus. By the career numbers, Ewald Pyle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Jacobus and Ewald Pyle

Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.6
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
2.23
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.2
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.37
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.52
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.7
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.38
34.38
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.73
53.73
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.71
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
5.03
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
27
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
811
27
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.1
9
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270.1
9
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
12.98
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
9.22
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.98
12.98
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.22
9.22
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.53
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.52
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
4.99
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.15
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
4.06
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.519
0.519
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
38.42
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1238
41.22
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.08
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.43
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.23
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.76
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
37.9
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1081
35.99
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.385
0.385
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.42
38.42
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.22
41.22

Fielding Stats for Larry Jacobus and Ewald Pyle

Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.94
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Jacobus and Ewald Pyle

Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
432.26
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
600
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
541.94
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
70.97
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.66
17.16
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
83.87
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
122.58
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
25.81
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
32.26
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
58.06
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.53
-63.84
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.86
11.98
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
45.16
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
90.32
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.64
6.64
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jacobus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Jacobus
Career
Per 600 PA
Ewald Pyle
Career
Per 600 PA