Jim Acker vs. Pug Cavet — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pug Cavet
Lost GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Pug Cavet 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. Pug Cavet posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.98 and WHIP 1.259 compared to 3.97 and 1.423 for Jim Acker. By the career numbers, Pug Cavet had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Acker and Pug Cavet

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.95
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.87
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.44
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.49
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.36
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.24
40.24
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
55
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.9
44.9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.32
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
3.97
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.98
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
679
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
226.1
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
918
9.14
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
8.67
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
3.27
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.66
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
4.8
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
3.1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.641
0.641
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.44
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3868
38.49
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
36.38
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.72
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
4.45
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
4.18
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3433
34.17
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
837
33.28
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.38
36.38

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Pug Cavet

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2713
27
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
904.1
9
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.89
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.501
0.501
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.633
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Pug Cavet

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
49
367.5
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
600
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
540
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
82.5
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
7
52.5
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
18.73
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.55
26.61
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
107.14
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
112.5
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
11
117.86
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
120
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
45
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.5
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
67.5
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
9.45
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.41
18.06
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
255
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.35
2.35
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.5
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100