Erik Sabel vs. Jake Thompson — Career Comparison

Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jake Thompson 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. Jake Thompson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.87 and WHIP 1.556 compared to 5.02 and 1.541 for Erik Sabel. By the career numbers, Jake Thompson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Erik Sabel and Jake Thompson

Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.32
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.39
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.54
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.62
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.02
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.87
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116.1
9
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
10.48
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
9.05
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.05
9.05
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.48
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.55
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
4.72
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
4.57
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
6.27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.7
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
39.54
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
40.46
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.77
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.54
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
5.16
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
5.49
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.39
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.459
1.459
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
36
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
34.19
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.54
39.54
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.46
40.46

Fielding Stats for Erik Sabel and Jake Thompson

Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.32
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.39
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116.1
9
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.77
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.77
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.55
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.55
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Erik Sabel and Jake Thompson

Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
15000
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
31
563.64
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
509.09
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.93
16.93
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
3.25
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
218.18
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA