Jim Acker vs. Brian Barber — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brian Barber
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Brian Barber built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Acker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Acker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.97 and WHIP 1.423 compared to 6.77 and 1.710 for Brian Barber. By the career numbers, Jim Acker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Acker and Brian Barber

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.52
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.55
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.48
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.77
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.24
40.24
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.97
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
6.77
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
918
9.14
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
10.74
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.74
10.74
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.82
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.45
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.27
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
4.35
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
4.8
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.71
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.897
0.897
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.118
1.118
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.68
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
38.49
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
41.13
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
4.45
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
6.77
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.87
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.58
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.677
1.677
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3433
34.17
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
366
35.42
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.13
41.13

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Brian Barber

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.52
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.55
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.68
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.87
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.87
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.15
99.15
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.501
0.501
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Brian Barber

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
26
1560
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
18.73
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
14.87
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
107.14
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
117.86
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.88
9.45
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
13.83
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Brian Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Barber
Career
Per 600 PA