Jim Acker vs. Lou Fette — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lou Fette
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lou Fette 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. Lou Fette posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.15 and WHIP 1.311 compared to 3.97 and 1.423 for Jim Acker. By the career numbers, Lou Fette had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Acker and Lou Fette

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
1.42
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.26
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.53
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.52
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.24
40.24
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.62
50.62
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.99
88.99
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.66
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.18
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
3.97
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.15
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
2073
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
691
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
918
9.14
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
658
8.57
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.31
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
3.27
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
3.23
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
4.8
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
2.53
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3868
38.49
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
2905
37.84
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
4.45
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.69
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3433
34.17
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2646
34.46
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.84
37.84

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Lou Fette

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2713
27
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
904.1
9
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.03
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.501
0.501
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.798
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Lou Fette

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
110
258.82
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
600
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
555.29
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
103.53
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
8
85.71
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
91.76
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.06
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.71
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.76
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
18.73
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.12
19.12
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
107.14
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
120
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
117.86
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
115.29
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
23.53
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
35.29
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
58.82
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
9.45
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.52
15.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
11.76
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
68.24
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.79
8.79
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
32.94
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
10
23.53
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA