Erik Sabel vs. Jason Schmidt — Career Comparison

Erik Sabel
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jason Schmidt
Gen XIdahoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jason Schmidt 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. Jason Schmidt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.339 compared to 5.02 and 1.541 for Erik Sabel. By the career numbers, Jason Schmidt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Erik Sabel and Jason Schmidt

Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
1.46
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
1.42
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.43
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.52
57.52
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.21
97.21
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.09
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.02
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
878
3.96
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5989
27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1996.1
9
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
10.48
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1846
8.32
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.83
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
792
3.57
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
4.57
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1758
7.93
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.277
1.277
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.42
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.23
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
39.54
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8532
38.46
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.77
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.16
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
958
4.32
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.37
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.26
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.89
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
0.54
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.459
1.459
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
36
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7550
34.04
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.54
39.54
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Erik Sabel and Jason Schmidt

Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
1.46
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
1.42
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5989
27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1996.1
9
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.44
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.41
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
0.73
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.48
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
1.19
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.48
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
1.15
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.85
95.85
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.21
97.21
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Erik Sabel and Jason Schmidt

Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
15000
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
324
273.03
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
712
600
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
597
503.09
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
53.09
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
39.61
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.58
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.9
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
13.48
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.91
14.25
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
78.37
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
73.31
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
24.44
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
17.7
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
36.24
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.6
-3.87
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
18.54
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
282
237.64
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
75.84
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.84
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.21
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA