Jim Acker vs. Joe Fontenot — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Fontenot
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Fontenot 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. Jim Acker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.97 and WHIP 1.423 compared to 6.33 and 1.805 for Joe Fontenot. By the career numbers, Jim Acker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Acker and Joe Fontenot

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.69
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.69
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.33
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.48
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.24
40.24
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.97
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.33
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.83
6.83
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.2
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
918
9.14
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
11.81
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.82
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.05
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.27
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.22
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
4.8
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.06
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.897
0.897
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.05
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
38.49
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
43.03
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
4.45
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
7.17
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.63
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.781
1.781
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3433
34.17
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
36.91
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.349
0.349
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.03
43.03

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Joe Fontenot

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.69
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.69
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.2
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.73
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.84
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.6
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
2.35
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.74
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
2.33
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.74
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.15
99.15
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.501
0.501
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.625
1.625
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Joe Fontenot

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
18.73
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
107.14
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
117.86
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
9.45
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.03
-56.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
327.27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.83
1.83
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Joe Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA