Jim Acker vs. Carl Mays — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Carl Mays 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. Carl Mays posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.92 and WHIP 1.207 compared to 3.97 and 1.423 for Jim Acker. By the career numbers, Carl Mays had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Acker and Carl Mays

Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.49
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.24
40.24
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.69
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.09
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
3.97
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
918
9.14
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2912
8.67
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
3.27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
4.8
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3868
38.49
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
4.45
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3433
34.17
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11562
34.44
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Carl Mays

Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2713
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
904.1
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.501
0.501
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Carl Mays

Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
251.21
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1085
542.95
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
8
85.71
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
18.73
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
107.14
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
11
117.86
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
9.45
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
58.05
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.02
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50