Jim Acker vs. Dennis Burtt — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dennis Burtt
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dennis Burtt 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 5.64 and 1.253 for Dennis Burtt. 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 Dennis Burtt

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.37
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.59
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.59
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.59
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.24
40.24
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.97
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.64
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.1
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
918
9.14
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
8.01
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.01
8.01
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.82
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.89
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
3.27
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.97
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
4.8
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.97
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.659
0.659
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3868
38.49
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
37.09
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.59
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
4.45
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.93
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.59
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3433
34.17
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
33.53
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.09
37.09

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Dennis Burtt

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.37
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.59
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.1
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.48
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.78
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.78
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.15
99.15
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.501
0.501
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Dennis Burtt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Burtt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Dennis Burtt

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