Jim Acker vs. Mike Loynd — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Loynd
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Loynd 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. Jim Acker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.97 and WHIP 1.423 compared to 5.82 and 1.698 for Mike Loynd. By the career numbers, Jim Acker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Acker and Mike Loynd

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.83
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.29
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.33
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.24
40.24
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.71
45.71
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.97
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
5.82
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
918
9.14
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
10.59
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.82
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.46
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.27
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.61
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
4.8
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
6.55
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.897
0.897
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
38.49
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
42.12
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
4.45
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
6.71
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.689
1.689
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3433
34.17
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
36.78
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.12
42.12

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Mike Loynd

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.83
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.29
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.73
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.81
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.89
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.02
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.7
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
84
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.501
0.501
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.71
45.71
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Mike Loynd

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
35
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
600
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
18.73
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
107.14
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
117.86
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
9.45
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
1.75
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA