Jonathon Niese vs. Erik Sabel — Career Comparison

Jonathon Niese
MillenialOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Erik Sabel
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jonathon Niese built a career as a starting pitcher and Erik Sabel as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jonathon Niese posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.07 and WHIP 1.397 compared to 5.02 and 1.541 for Erik Sabel. By the career numbers, Jonathon Niese had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jonathon Niese and Erik Sabel

Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.6
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.49
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.52
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.51
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.36
50.36
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.36
93.36
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
4.07
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.02
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3568
27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1189.1
9
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1279
9.68
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
10.48
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.68
9.68
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.99
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
2.78
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
914
6.92
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
4.57
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.077
1.077
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.27
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.31
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5154
39
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
39.54
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.77
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
4.56
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.16
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.55
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.17
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.86
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.89
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.459
1.459
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4651
35.2
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
36
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
39
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.54
39.54

Fielding Stats for Jonathon Niese and Erik Sabel

Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.6
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.49
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3568
27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1189.1
9
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.3
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.44
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
1.57
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.03
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.95
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.87
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.74
95.74
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.171
1.171
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.36
93.36
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jonathon Niese and Erik Sabel

Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
313.8
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
15000
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
413
600
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
504.12
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
75.54
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
63.92
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.17
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.45
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.62
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.92
21.68
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
88.62
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
126.39
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
39.23
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
27.6
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
66.83
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.71
18.47
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
50.85
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164
238.26
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
45.04
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.91
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jonathon Niese
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA