Jim Acker vs. Dave Downs — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Downs 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 Downs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.74 and WHIP 1.217 compared to 3.97 and 1.423 for Jim Acker. By the career numbers, Dave Downs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Acker and Dave Downs

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.49
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.24
40.24
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
3.97
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
918
9.14
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
3.27
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
4.8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3868
38.49
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
34.83
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
4.45
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3433
34.17
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
33.26
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.83
34.83

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Dave Downs

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.6
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.15
99.15
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.501
0.501
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Dave Downs

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
578.57
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
85.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.75
18.73
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
107.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
117.86
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.88
9.45
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
41.68
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Dave Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Downs
Career
Per 600 PA