Jim Acker vs. Rube Marshall — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Marshall
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Marshall 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 4.17 and 1.562 for Rube Marshall. 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 Rube Marshall

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
2.38
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.93
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.33
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.49
Rube Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.37
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.24
40.24
Rube Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Rube Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.06
39.06
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.97
Rube Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
4.17
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Rube Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
726
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
918
9.14
Rube Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
10.12
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.12
10.12
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Rube Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Rube Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Rube Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.27
Rube Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
3.94
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Rube Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
4.8
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
3.35
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Rube Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Rube Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.26
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Rube Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.3
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Rube Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
38.49
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1078
40.09
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.89
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
4.45
Rube Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
5.62
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Rube Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Rube Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.562
1.562
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3433
34.17
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
964
35.85
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Rube Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.09
40.09

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Rube Marshall

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2713
27
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
904.1
9
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.501
0.501
Rube Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.156
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Rube Marshall

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
65
493.67
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Rube Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
600
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Rube Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
539.24
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rube Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Rube Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Rube Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
91.14
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
8
85.71
Rube Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
91.14
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
18.73
Rube Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.7
20.52
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
107.14
Rube Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
91.14
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
11
117.86
Rube Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
121.52
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Rube Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Rube Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Rube Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Rube Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.97
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Rube Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.19
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Rube Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
53.16
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
9.45
Rube Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
20.61
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Rube Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Rube Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
68.35
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Rube Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.78
8.78
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Rube Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Rube Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100