Jim Acker vs. Von McDaniel — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Von McDaniel
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Von McDaniel 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. Von McDaniel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.45 and WHIP 1.297 compared to 3.97 and 1.423 for Jim Acker. By the career numbers, Von McDaniel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Acker and Von McDaniel

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.93
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.42
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.71
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.51
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.24
40.24
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.68
73.68
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
3.97
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.45
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
918
9.14
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
7.71
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.71
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.27
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
3.65
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
4.8
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
4.57
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.897
0.897
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.914
0.914
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3868
38.49
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
37.76
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
4.45
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.06
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3433
34.17
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
34
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Von McDaniel

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.93
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.42
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.91
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.22
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.22
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.15
99.15
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.501
0.501
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.632
0.632
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.68
73.68
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Von McDaniel

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
19
407.14
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
26
557.14
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
18.73
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
107.14
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
117.86
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
9.45
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.64
-56.66
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
214.29
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Von McDaniel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Von McDaniel
Career
Per 600 PA