Jacob Lindgren vs. Alex Wood — Career Comparison

Jacob Lindgren
MillenialMississippiThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Alex Wood
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Alex Wood built a career as a starting pitcher and Jacob Lindgren as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex Wood posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.78 and WHIP 1.277 compared to 5.14 and 1.286 for Jacob Lindgren. By the career numbers, Alex Wood had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jacob Lindgren and Alex Wood

Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
9
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
1.99
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.51
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.55
Jacob Lindgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.49
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.1
53.1
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.9
75.9
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob Lindgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.14
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
3.78
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Jacob Lindgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.208
0.208
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3774
27
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
9
Jacob Lindgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.43
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1211
8.66
Jacob Lindgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.66
8.66
Jacob Lindgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.86
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.91
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Jacob Lindgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Jacob Lindgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.14
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
2.68
Jacob Lindgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.15
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
10.29
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1173
8.39
Jacob Lindgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.29
10.29
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Jacob Lindgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.714
1.714
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Jacob Lindgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.27
Jacob Lindgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.52
Jacob Lindgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
37.29
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5301
37.92
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Jacob Lindgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.14
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
4.14
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Jacob Lindgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.31
Jacob Lindgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.24
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
0.86
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.286
1.286
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
30.86
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4778
34.18
Jacob Lindgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Jacob Lindgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.154
0.154
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.29
37.29
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Jacob Lindgren and Alex Wood

Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
9
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
1.99
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.51
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3774
27
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
9
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.27
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
1.1
Jacob Lindgren
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
1.47
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.37
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.66
93.66
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.691
0.691
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.9
75.9
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jacob Lindgren and Alex Wood

Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
518.27
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
600
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
276
512.69
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
42.72
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
39.01
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
5.39
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
46.44
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
68.73
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.86
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
22.29
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
37.15
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-9.18
-17.06
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
26.01
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob Lindgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
171
317.65
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
1.89
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
61.3
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob Lindgren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.57
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Jacob Lindgren
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50