Jim Acker vs. Frank Blake — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Frank Blake
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Frank Blake 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. Frank Blake posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.26 and WHIP 1.162 compared to 3.97 and 1.423 for Jim Acker. By the career numbers, Frank Blake had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Acker and Frank Blake

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.5
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.05
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.6
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.49
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.24
40.24
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.75
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
3.97
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.26
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.187
0.187
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.2
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
918
9.14
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
6.02
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.02
6.02
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.27
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
4.44
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
4.8
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
7.6
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.6
7.6
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.897
0.897
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3868
38.49
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
37.45
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
4.45
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.16
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.68
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.83
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.162
1.162
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3433
34.17
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
32.11
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Frank Blake

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.53
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.12
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
152.2
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.65
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.6
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.36
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
2.35
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.12
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
2.33
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.01
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
96.23
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.501
0.501
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.962
1.962
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.08
73.08
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Frank Blake

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
36
291.89
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
543.24
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
137.84
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
56.76
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
18.73
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.47
68.68
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
107.14
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
218.92
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
11
117.86
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.709
0.709
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
97.3
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
154.05
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
9.45
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.96
72.69
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
1.75
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.22
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA