Jim Acker vs. Wally Burnette — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Wally Burnette
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Wally Burnette 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. Wally Burnette posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.56 and WHIP 1.378 compared to 3.97 and 1.423 for Jim Acker. By the career numbers, Wally Burnette had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Acker and Wally Burnette

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
2.33
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.93
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.48
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.72
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.24
40.24
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
3.97
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.56
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
788
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
262.2
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
918
9.14
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
8.87
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.79
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.27
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
3.32
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
4.8
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
4.18
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.834
0.834
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3868
38.49
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1118
38.31
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.72
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
4.45
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
4.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3433
34.17
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1018
34.88
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Wally Burnette

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
2.33
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.93
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
787
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
262.1
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.55
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.51
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.09
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
2.06
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.36
98.36
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.501
0.501
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Wally Burnette

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
68
458.43
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
600
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
519.1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
74.16
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
74.16
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
18.73
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
1.66
11.2
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
107.14
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
74.16
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
117.86
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
94.38
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
20.22
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.74
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
26.97
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
9.45
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
4.17
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
20.22
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
121.35
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.94
4.94
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
60.67
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.74
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Wally Burnette
Career
Per 600 PA