Jim Acker vs. David Hess — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
David Hess
MillenialTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

David Hess 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 6.25 and 1.545 for David Hess. 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 David Hess

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
2.65
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.45
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.33
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.94
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.24
40.24
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.84
54.84
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.97
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
6.25
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.54
6.54
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
631
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
210.1
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
918
9.14
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
10.35
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.82
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
2.61
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.27
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
3.42
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
4.8
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
6.89
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.89
6.89
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.897
0.897
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.146
1.146
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.47
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
38.49
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
953
40.78
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.56
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
4.45
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
7.1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.1
7.1
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.6
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.531
1.531
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3433
34.17
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
36.33
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.78
40.78

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and David Hess

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
2.65
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.45
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
631
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
210.1
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.56
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.11
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.94
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
84.62
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.501
0.501
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.84
54.84
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and David Hess

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
62
3381.82
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
9
490.91
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
18.73
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.66
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
107.14
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
117.86
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
9.45
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.59
-32.43
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA