Jim Acker vs. Addie Joss — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Addie Joss
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Addie Joss 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. Addie Joss posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.89 and WHIP 0.968 compared to 3.97 and 1.423 for Jim Acker. By the career numbers, Addie Joss had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Acker and Addie Joss

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
1.11
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
1.01
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.62
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.49
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.38
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.24
40.24
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.26
62.26
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
0.91
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.17
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
3.97
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.89
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6981
27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2327
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
918
9.14
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1888
7.3
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.07
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
3.27
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.41
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
4.8
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
920
3.56
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.552
0.552
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.11
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.22
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3868
38.49
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8891
34.39
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
4.45
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
730
2.82
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.968
0.968
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3433
34.17
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8469
32.76
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.39
34.39

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Addie Joss

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
1.12
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.77
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7134
27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2378
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
0.7
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.6
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
3.21
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
2.35
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
4.05
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
2.33
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1033
3.91
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.63
96.63
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.501
0.501
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.502
3.502
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.15
69.15
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Addie Joss

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
296
194.95
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
911
600
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
817
538.09
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
77.72
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
59.28
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
13.83
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.95
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.66
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
18.44
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
18.73
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.95
23.02
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
107.14
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
101.43
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
117.86
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
113.94
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
30.3
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
33.59
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
63.23
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
9.45
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.55
15.51
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.66
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
35.57
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
297
195.61
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.07
3.07
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
25.69
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.59
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.59
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100