Jim Acker vs. Denny Lemaster — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Denny Lemaster
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Denny Lemaster 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. Denny Lemaster led in strikeout rate (K%+ 117 vs 78), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 86), and run prevention (ERA+ 95 vs 92). Jim Acker held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 92 vs 72). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Denny Lemaster.

Pitching Stats for Jim Acker and Denny Lemaster

Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
357
1.8
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
1.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.45
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.53
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.24
40.24
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.75
69.75
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
3.97
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
3.58
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5363
27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1787.2
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
918
9.14
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1703
8.57
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.82
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.93
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
3.27
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
3.02
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.37
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
4.8
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1305
6.57
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.897
0.897
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.066
1.066
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.44
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.12
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3868
38.49
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7552
38.02
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
4.45
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.92
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3433
34.17
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6911
34.79
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.02
38.02

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Denny Lemaster

Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
357
1.8
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
1.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5364
27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1788
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.39
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.17
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
1.63
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
1.56
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.98
95.98
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.501
0.501
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.868
0.868
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.75
69.75
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Denny Lemaster

Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
357
335.74
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
638
600
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
552
519.12
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
67.71
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
56.43
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
6.58
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.94
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.76
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.29
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
18.73
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.48
17.38
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
107.14
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
87.46
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
117.86
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
98.75
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
23.51
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
33.86
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
53.61
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
9.45
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.24
6.81
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.94
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
30.09
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
192
180.56
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.32
3.32
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
44.2
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.64
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.7
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA