How Jim Acker's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players

Jim Acker totaled 3,868 career Batters Faced, well above the relief pitcher average of 1,243.7 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Batters Faced season came in 1986, posting 661, well above the relief pitcher average of 235.7 that year. The lowest point came in 1992 at 148, well below the relief pitcher average of 240.3 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 403 in 1990 to 374 in 1991 and 148 in 1992, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 148 to 661 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Jim Acker Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats

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Jim Acker Batters Faced Per Season

Jim Acker's Batters Faced for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Jim Acker Batters Faced per season line chart

Jim Acker Batters Faced by Team

Jim Acker's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Jim Acker career Batters Faced by team bar chart

Jim Acker Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression

A running total of Jim Acker's career Batters Faced, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Jim Acker Batters Faced year-over-year waterfall chart

Jim Acker Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Jim Acker's seasonal Batters Faced alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Jim Acker Batters Faced distribution box chart versus comparable players

Jim Acker Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Jim Acker's MLB career with Batters Faced alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Jim Acker Batters Faced season-by-season breakdown table