Jim Acker vs. Shane Baz — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Shane Baz
Gen ZTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Shane Baz 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 4.25 and 1.227 for Shane Baz. 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 Shane Baz

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.7
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.7
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.53
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.53
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.24
40.24
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.97
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
4.25
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
858
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
918
9.14
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
7.8
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.8
7.8
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.82
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.35
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
3.27
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
3.24
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
4.8
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
9.22
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.22
9.22
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.897
0.897
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.44
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3868
38.49
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1196
37.64
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
4.45
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4.31
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.22
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.85
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.227
1.227
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3433
34.17
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1071
33.7
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.64
37.64

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Shane Baz

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.7
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.7
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
858
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.44
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.53
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.01
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.98
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.501
0.501
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.574
0.574
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Shane Baz

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
600
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
18.73
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
107.14
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
117.86
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
9.45
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
1.75
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Shane Baz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Baz
Career
Per 600 PA