Jim Acker vs. Dave Knight — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Knight
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Knight 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. Dave Knight posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.71 and WHIP 1.913 compared to 3.97 and 1.423 for Jim Acker. By the career numbers, Dave Knight had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Acker and Dave Knight

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.24
40.24
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
3.97
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.71
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.38
7.38
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
918
9.14
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
12.83
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.83
12.83
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.82
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.27
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.39
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
4.8
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
38.49
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
44.21
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
4.45
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
8.44
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.913
1.913
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3433
34.17
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
38.14
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.21
44.21

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Dave Knight

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.6
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.71
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
2.35
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.71
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
2.33
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.71
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.15
99.15
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.501
0.501
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Dave Knight

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
5
250
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
11
550
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
85.71
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.75
18.73
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
25.81
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
107.14
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
117.86
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.88
9.45
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
31.08
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
1.75
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Dave Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Knight
Career
Per 600 PA