Jim Acker vs. Johnny Broaca — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Johnny Broaca
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Johnny Broaca 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 4.08 and 1.487 for Johnny Broaca. 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 Johnny Broaca

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
1.61
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Johnny Broaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.15
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Johnny Broaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.59
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.49
Johnny Broaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.39
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.24
40.24
Johnny Broaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.27
60.27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Johnny Broaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.07
71.07
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Broaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.56
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Broaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.97
Johnny Broaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
4.08
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
2023
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
674.1
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
918
9.14
Johnny Broaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
748
9.98
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.98
9.98
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Johnny Broaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.68
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Johnny Broaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.27
Johnny Broaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
3.4
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Johnny Broaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
4.8
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
3.44
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Johnny Broaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Johnny Broaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Johnny Broaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
38.49
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2985
39.84
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.24
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
4.45
Johnny Broaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
366
4.88
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Johnny Broaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Johnny Broaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3433
34.17
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2729
36.42
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Johnny Broaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Johnny Broaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.84
39.84

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Johnny Broaca

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2713
27
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
904.1
9
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.58
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.501
0.501
Johnny Broaca
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.893
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Johnny Broaca

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 600 PA
121
262.09
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Johnny Broaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
600
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Johnny Broaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254
550.18
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Johnny Broaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
49.82
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Johnny Broaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
49.82
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
18.73
Johnny Broaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.66
5.76
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
107.14
Johnny Broaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
49.82
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
117.86
Johnny Broaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
71.48
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Johnny Broaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
21.66
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Johnny Broaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.49
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Johnny Broaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
41.16
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
9.45
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.73
-16.74
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Johnny Broaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
21.66
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
257.76
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Johnny Broaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
2.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Johnny Broaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Broaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
28.16
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Johnny Broaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Broaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.17
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Broaca
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.17
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Broaca
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0