Jim Acker vs. Tommy de la Cruz — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tommy de la Cruz
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tommy de la Cruz 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. Tommy de la Cruz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.25 and WHIP 1.124 compared to 3.97 and 1.423 for Jim Acker. By the career numbers, Tommy de la Cruz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Acker and Tommy de la Cruz

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.6
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.94
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.42
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.49
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.42
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.24
40.24
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.42
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
3.97
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
3.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
191.1
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
918
9.14
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
8
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.42
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
3.27
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.12
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
4.8
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
3.06
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.575
0.575
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3868
38.49
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
36.22
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
4.45
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.43
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.124
1.124
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3433
34.17
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
724
34.06
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.22
36.22

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Tommy de la Cruz

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2713
27
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
904.1
9
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.501
0.501
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.265
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Tommy de la Cruz

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
36
332.31
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
600
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
535.38
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
9
83.08
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
55.38
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.69
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.69
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
18.73
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.11
19.49
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
107.14
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
110.77
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
117.86
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
110.77
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.69
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.15
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
73.85
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
9.45
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
9.77
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.69
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
120
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.92
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.46
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy de la Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA