Jim Acker vs. Andy Coakley — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Andy Coakley
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Andy Coakley 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. Andy Coakley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.35 and WHIP 1.245 compared to 3.97 and 1.423 for Jim Acker. By the career numbers, Andy Coakley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Acker and Andy Coakley

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
1.26
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.04
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.49
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.5
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.24
40.24
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.57
49.57
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.67
82.67
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.73
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
3.97
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
2.35
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
918
9.14
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
8.57
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
3.27
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
2.64
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
4.8
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
428
3.59
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
0.692
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.13
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.22
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3868
38.49
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4326
36.31
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
4.45
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
3.66
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3433
34.17
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3986
33.45
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.31
36.31

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Andy Coakley

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
1.27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.99
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3180
27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1060
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.38
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.6
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
2.21
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.18
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
2.35
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
2.77
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
2.33
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
2.59
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.56
93.56
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.501
0.501
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.033
2.033
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
78
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Andy Coakley

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
150
228.43
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
394
600
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
359
546.7
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
63.96
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
57.87
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
4.57
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
6.09
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
18.73
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.69
11.71
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
107.14
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
71.57
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
117.86
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
89.85
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
21.32
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
9.14
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
30.46
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
9.45
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.73
-2.63
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.89
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
158
240.61
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.49
2.49
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
27.41
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100