Erik Sabel vs. Al Sima — Career Comparison

Erik Sabel
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Sima
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Sima 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. Al Sima posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.61 and WHIP 1.539 compared to 5.02 and 1.541 for Erik Sabel. By the career numbers, Al Sima had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Erik Sabel and Al Sima

Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
2.92
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.87
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.44
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.61
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.38
34.38
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.02
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
4.61
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
926
27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308.2
9
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
10.48
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
10
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.9
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
3.85
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
4.57
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
3.24
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.803
0.803
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.787
0.787
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
39.54
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1376
40.12
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.77
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.87
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
5.16
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
5.45
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.89
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.459
1.459
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
36
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1240
36.16
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.54
39.54
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Erik Sabel and Al Sima

Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
7.38
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
10.42
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.83
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86.1
9
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.03
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
5.42
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.57
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.15
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Erik Sabel and Al Sima

Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
15000
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
645.16
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
600
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
529.03
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
58.06
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
45.16
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
13.32
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
83.87
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
32.26
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
45.16
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.52
-9.83
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
283.87
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.11
2.11
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
51.61
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0