Erik Sabel vs. Eric Surkamp — Career Comparison

Erik Sabel
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eric Surkamp
MillenialOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eric Surkamp 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. Erik Sabel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.02 and WHIP 1.541 compared to 6.68 and 1.882 for Eric Surkamp. By the career numbers, Erik Sabel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Erik Sabel and Eric Surkamp

Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
4.89
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.51
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.44
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.75
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.77
30.77
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.02
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
6.68
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.28
7.28
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
10.48
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
11.48
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.48
11.48
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.48
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.51
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
4.89
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.56
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
4.57
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.55
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.74
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.13
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
39.54
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
43.65
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.77
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
5.16
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
7.06
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.89
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.75
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.459
1.459
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.819
1.819
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
36
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
36.69
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.54
39.54
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.65
43.65

Fielding Stats for Erik Sabel and Eric Surkamp

Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
4.89
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.51
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.47
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.03
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.32
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.07
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.79
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.36
86.36
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.365
0.365
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.77
30.77
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Erik Sabel and Eric Surkamp

Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
15000
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
2836.36
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
490.91
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
12.01
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
5.03
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.2
2.2
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA