Jim Acker vs. Dutch Leonard — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dutch Leonard
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dutch Leonard 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. Dutch Leonard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.25 and WHIP 1.256 compared to 3.97 and 1.423 for Jim Acker. By the career numbers, Dutch Leonard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Acker and Dutch Leonard

Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
1.79
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
1.05
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
0.53
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
0.51
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.24
40.24
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.34
51.34
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.44
58.44
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.54
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.12
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
3.97
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
3.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9655
27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3218.1
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
918
9.14
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3304
9.24
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.44
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
3.27
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
737
2.06
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
4.8
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1170
3.27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.16
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3868
38.49
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13487
37.72
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
0.48
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
4.45
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1432
4
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3433
34.17
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12694
35.5
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Dutch Leonard

Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2713
27
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
904.1
9
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
719
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
925
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
893
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.54
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.501
0.501
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.395
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Dutch Leonard

Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
640
330.75
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1161
600
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1054
544.7
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
91.47
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
80.1
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
9.3
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.07
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
11.37
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
18.73
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31.89
16.48
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
107.14
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
104.91
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
117.86
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
102.84
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
27.39
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
35.66
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
63.05
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
9.45
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.84
10.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
10.34
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
183
94.57
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.34
6.34
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
43.93
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
27
13.95
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100