Jim Acker vs. Cole Hamels — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cole Hamels
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cole Hamels 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. Cole Hamels led in strikeout rate (K%+ 110 vs 78), run prevention (ERA+ 120 vs 92), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 86). Jim Acker held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 98 vs 95). Role difference aside, Cole Hamels holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jim Acker and Cole Hamels

Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
1.41
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.54
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.49
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.41
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.24
40.24
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.19
57.19
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
3.97
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1027
3.43
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
918
9.14
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2424
8.09
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.82
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
1.03
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
3.27
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
2.56
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.14
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
4.8
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2560
8.54
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.897
0.897
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.19
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.33
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3868
38.49
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11115
37.08
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
4.45
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1103
3.68
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.25
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.18
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
0.72
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3433
34.17
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10118
33.75
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Cole Hamels

Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
1.41
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.38
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
1.08
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.07
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.52
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
1.45
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.4
95.4
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.501
0.501
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Cole Hamels

Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
430
331.62
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
778
600
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
688
530.59
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
89.46
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
74.04
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.34
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
15.42
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
18.73
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.69
20.58
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
107.14
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
109.51
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
117.86
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
107.2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
30.85
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
26.22
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
55.53
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
9.45
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.79
14.49
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
14.65
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PAverified
286
220.57
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.72
2.72
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
49.36
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.17
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25