Jim Acker vs. Dave Dowling — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Dowling
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Dowling 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. Dave Dowling posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.8 and WHIP 1.200 compared to 3.97 and 1.423 for Jim Acker. By the career numbers, Dave Dowling had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Acker and Dave Dowling

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.49
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.24
40.24
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
3.97
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
918
9.14
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
3.27
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
4.8
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.7
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3868
38.49
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
37.8
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
4.45
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3433
34.17
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
37.8
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Dave Dowling

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.73
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.15
99.15
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.501
0.501
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Dave Dowling

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
18.73
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
107.14
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
117.86
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
9.45
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.16
-23.84
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA