Jim Acker vs. Ed Heusser — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Heusser
Greatest GenerationUtahThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Heusser 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. Ed Heusser posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.69 and WHIP 1.350 compared to 3.97 and 1.423 for Jim Acker. By the career numbers, Ed Heusser had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Acker and Ed Heusser

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
2.2
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.86
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.46
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.55
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.24
40.24
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.53
45.53
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.1
39.1
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.41
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.15
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
3.97
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
3.69
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3261
27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1087
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
918
9.14
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1167
9.66
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.66
9.66
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.55
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
3.27
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.48
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
4.8
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
2.48
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.551
0.551
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3868
38.49
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4644
38.45
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.75
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
4.45
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
4.37
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3433
34.17
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4331
35.86
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Ed Heusser

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2713
27
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
904.1
9
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.49
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.501
0.501
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.955
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Ed Heusser

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
266
439.67
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
363
600
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
553.72
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
114.05
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
8
85.71
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
90.91
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.22
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.96
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.96
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
23.14
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
18.73
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.21
36.71
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
107.14
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
152.07
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
11
117.86
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
138.84
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
52.89
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
39.67
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
87.6
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
9.45
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.28
36.83
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
24.79
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
150.41
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.99
3.99
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
21.49
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.61
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Heusser
Career
Per 600 PA