Butch Hobson vs. Mike Jacobs — Career Comparison

Butch Hobson
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Mike Jacobs
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Butch Hobson and Mike Jacobs are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 92 for Butch Hobson, 91 for Mike Jacobs), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 105 vs 106). The overall lean goes to Butch Hobson, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Butch Hobson and Mike Jacobs

Butch Hobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Butch Hobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
738
158.2
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
569
159.53
Butch Hobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2799
600
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
2140
600
Butch Hobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2556
547.91
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
1949
546.45
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.792
0.792
Butch Hobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
634
135.91
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
493
138.22
Butch Hobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
406
87.03
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
271
75.98
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PA
107
22.94
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
32.52
Butch Hobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
4.93
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.68
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PA
98
21.01
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
28.04
Butch Hobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
48.87
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
222
62.24
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Butch Hobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
317.82
68.13
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
289.8
81.25
Butch Hobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1081
231.73
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
921
258.22
Butch Hobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
822
176.21
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
670
187.85
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.719
0.719
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.786
0.786
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.637
0.637
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.732
0.732
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Butch Hobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
314
67.31
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
248
69.53
Butch Hobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
85.1
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
312
87.48
Butch Hobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
131.4
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
460
128.97
Butch Hobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
315.02
67.53
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
279.69
78.42
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.07
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.96
Butch Hobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
39.23
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
170
47.66
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.57
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
5.05
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
569
121.97
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
492
137.94
Butch Hobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.92
4.92
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.35
4.35
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Butch Hobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
5.79
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.28
Butch Hobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
6
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.64
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PA
79
16.93
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
13.74
Butch Hobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
2.36
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.4
Butch Hobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.93
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.56
Butch Hobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
4.29
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.96
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 600 PA
55
55
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.43
71.43

Fielding Stats for Butch Hobson and Mike Jacobs

Butch Hobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Butch Hobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
663
1.06
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.13
Butch Hobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
651
1.04
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.09
Butch Hobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16927
27
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9709
27
Butch Hobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5642.1
9
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3236.1
9
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
595
0.95
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2956
8.22
Butch Hobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1183
1.89
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
0.53
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.22
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1918
3.06
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3181
8.85
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1778
2.84
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3148
8.75
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.7
92.7
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.96
98.96
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.682
2.682
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.773
7.773
Butch Hobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.19
98.19
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.04
97.04
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.16
Mike Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
0.84
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Hobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0