Jim Acker vs. Fred Heimach — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Heimach
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Heimach 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 4.46 and 1.451 for Fred Heimach. 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 Fred Heimach

Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
2.07
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.89
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.43
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.49
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.48
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.24
40.24
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.33
47.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.91
42.91
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.39
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.97
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
639
4.46
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3866
27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1288.2
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
918
9.14
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1510
10.55
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.45
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
3.27
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
2.51
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
4.8
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
2.33
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.19
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3868
38.49
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5674
39.63
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.73
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
4.45
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
5.27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3433
34.17
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5287
36.92
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Fred Heimach

Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2713
27
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
904.1
9
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.09
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.501
0.501
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.659
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Fred Heimach

Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
368
376.79
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
600
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
542
554.95
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
131.06
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
8
85.71
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
107.51
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.36
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.12
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.07
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.55
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
18.73
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.41
46.5
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
107.14
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
165.87
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
11
117.86
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
159.73
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
59.39
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
50.17
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
106.48
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
9.45
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.08
52.3
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28.67
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
100.34
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
5.98
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.38
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.02
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100