Jim Acker vs. Fred Daniels — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Daniels
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Daniels 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 5.37 and 1.696 for Fred Daniels. 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 Fred Daniels

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
2.15
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.61
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.92
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.24
40.24
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.41
29.41
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.97
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
5.37
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
117.1
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
918
9.14
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.97
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.97
8.97
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.27
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
6.29
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
4.8
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
3.84
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.897
0.897
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.54
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.77
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3868
38.49
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
497
38.12
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
4.45
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
7.21
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.21
7.21
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
1.69
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.696
1.696
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3433
34.17
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
29.38
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Fred Daniels

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.63
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.31
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1027
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
342.1
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.73
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.45
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.21
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
2.35
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.87
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
2.33
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.66
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.66
92.66
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.501
0.501
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.629
1.629
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.65
80.65
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Fred Daniels

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
65
232.14
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
600
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
539.29
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.674
0.674
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
135.71
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
8
85.71
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
100
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.14
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.57
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
35.71
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
18.73
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.5
58.93
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
107.14
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
185.71
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
11
117.86
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
175
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
78.57
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
67.86
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
142.86
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
9.45
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.45
65.87
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.14
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.14
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
1.75
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.43
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.57
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.57
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100