Jim Acker vs. Jim Baskette — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Baskette
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Baskette 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 Baskette posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.373 compared to 3.97 and 1.423 for Jim Acker. By the career numbers, Jim Baskette had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Acker and Jim Baskette

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.22
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.89
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.57
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.49
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.38
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.24
40.24
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.57
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
3.97
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
3.3
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
918
9.14
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
8.75
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.75
8.75
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.27
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
3.61
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
4.8
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
3.74
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.817
0.817
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.51
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3868
38.49
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
594
37.65
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
4.45
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
3.87
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.373
1.373
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3433
34.17
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
529
33.53
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Jim Baskette

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2713
27
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
904.1
9
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.501
0.501
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.943
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Jim Baskette

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 600 PA
35
375
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 600 PA
47
503.57
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 600 PA
8
85.71
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 600 PA
6
64.29
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
18.73
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
41.71
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
107.14
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
117.86
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
11
117.86
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
171.43
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
9.45
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.01
43
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
64.29
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
182.14
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Jim Baskette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Baskette
Career
Per 600 PA