Jim Acker vs. Curt Davis — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Curt Davis
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Curt Davis 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. Curt Davis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.42 and WHIP 1.264 compared to 3.97 and 1.423 for Jim Acker. By the career numbers, Curt Davis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Acker and Curt Davis

Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
1.66
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.09
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.61
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.51
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.24
40.24
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.67
54.67
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.5
65.5
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.55
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.13
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
3.97
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
3.42
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6975
27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
918
9.14
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2459
9.52
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.55
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
3.27
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.85
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
4.8
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684
2.65
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.18
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3868
38.49
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9752
37.75
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.43
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
4.45
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1033
4
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.264
1.264
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3433
34.17
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9226
35.71
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.75
37.75

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Curt Davis

Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2713
27
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
904.1
9
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
783
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
762
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.32
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.501
0.501
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.776
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Curt Davis

Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
449
298.01
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
904
600
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
813
539.6
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
109.51
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
8
85.71
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
90.93
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
11.28
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.3
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
18.58
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
18.73
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.17
31.97
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
107.14
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
142.7
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
11
117.86
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
128.1
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
46.46
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
53.76
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
92.92
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
9.45
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.41
30.8
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
18.58
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176
116.81
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
41.81
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
19
12.61
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.66
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.66
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100