Jim Acker vs. Barry Cort — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Barry Cort
Baby BoomersCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Barry Cort 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. Barry Cort posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.33 and WHIP 1.438 compared to 3.97 and 1.423 for Jim Acker. By the career numbers, Barry Cort had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Acker and Barry Cort

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.59
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.37
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.49
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.37
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.24
40.24
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.37
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
3.97
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.1
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
918
9.14
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.25
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.25
9.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.37
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.27
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.37
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
4.8
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
6.29
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.29
6.29
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.897
0.897
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.069
1.069
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3868
38.49
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
37.73
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
4.45
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.74
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.397
1.397
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3433
34.17
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
32.92
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.73
37.73

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Barry Cort

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.59
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.1
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.48
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.85
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.85
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.15
99.15
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.501
0.501
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.714
0.714
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Barry Cort

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
600
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
18.73
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
107.14
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
117.86
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
9.45
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
1.75
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Barry Cort
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Cort
Career
Per 600 PA