Jim Acker vs. Sam Frock — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sam Frock
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sam Frock 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. Sam Frock posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.23 and WHIP 1.344 compared to 3.97 and 1.423 for Jim Acker. By the career numbers, Sam Frock had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Acker and Sam Frock

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.65
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.6
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.24
40.24
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.47
39.47
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.73
58.73
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
3.97
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
3.23
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
918
9.14
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
9.13
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.13
9.13
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.24
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
3.27
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.97
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
4.8
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
2.91
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.653
0.653
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.29
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3868
38.49
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1393
36.55
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.42
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
4.45
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
5.01
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3433
34.17
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1269
33.3
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.55
36.55

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Sam Frock

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.74
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.99
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
978
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.6
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.46
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
2.35
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.73
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
2.33
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.68
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.98
97.98
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.501
0.501
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Sam Frock

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
63
307.32
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
600
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
570.73
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
97.56
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
8
85.71
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
97.56
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
18.73
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.39
16.56
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
107.14
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
97.56
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
117.86
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
102.44
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
43.9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
73.17
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
9.45
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
11.1
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.88
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
209.76
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
2.86
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.39
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100