Erik Sabel vs. Jack Taylor — Career Comparison

Erik Sabel
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Taylor
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Taylor 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. Jack Taylor posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.65 and WHIP 1.176 compared to 5.02 and 1.541 for Erik Sabel. By the career numbers, Jack Taylor had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Erik Sabel and Jack Taylor

Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
1.07
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
0.98
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.52
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.48
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.23
52.23
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.28
92.28
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
0.96
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.07
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.02
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
2.65
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7878
27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2626
9
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
10.48
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
8.58
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.58
8.58
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.14
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
2.66
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
2
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
4.57
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
2.27
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.803
0.803
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.475
0.475
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.14
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.32
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
39.54
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10705
36.69
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.77
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.08
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.16
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1195
4.1
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.89
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.459
1.459
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
36
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10027
34.37
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.54
39.54
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.69
36.69

Fielding Stats for Erik Sabel and Jack Taylor

Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
1.09
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.39
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8286
27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2762
9
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.53
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.03
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
2.5
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.16
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
978
3.19
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
929
3.03
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.99
94.99
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.04
36.04
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.08
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Erik Sabel and Jack Taylor

Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
15000
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
339
175.8
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1157
600
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1063
551.25
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.596
0.596
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
122.39
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
92.83
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
21.78
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
6.74
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.04
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
29.56
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90.98
47.18
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
160.76
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
159.2
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.562
0.562
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
57.04
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
45.64
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
101.64
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98.31
50.98
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.59
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
34.23
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
66.38
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.04
9.04
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
11.93
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
9.33
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
9.33
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100