Jim Acker vs. Christian Bergman — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Christian Bergman
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Christian Bergman 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 5.59 and 1.493 for Christian Bergman. 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 Christian Bergman

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
2.96
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.04
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.46
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.63
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.24
40.24
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.31
42.31
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.21
35.21
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.97
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
5.59
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
215.2
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
918
9.14
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
11.23
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.23
11.23
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.82
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.67
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
3.27
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.04
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
4.8
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
5.43
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
38.49
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
941
39.27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.54
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
4.45
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
5.72
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.13
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.475
1.475
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3433
34.17
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
873
36.43
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.27
39.27

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Christian Bergman

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
2.96
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.04
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
215.2
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.58
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.13
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.71
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.71
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.15
99.15
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.501
0.501
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.578
0.578
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.21
35.21
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Christian Bergman

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
71
1039.02
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
41
600
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
37
541.46
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
73.17
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
73.17
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
18.73
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
10.85
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
107.14
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
73.17
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
117.86
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
87.8
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
9.45
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.8
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
146.34
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.1
4.1
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Christian Bergman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Christian Bergman
Career
Per 600 PA