Jim Acker vs. Doug McWeeny — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doug McWeeny
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doug McWeeny 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 1.508 for Doug McWeeny. 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 Doug McWeeny

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
1.96
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.12
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.35
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.54
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.24
40.24
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.36
39.36
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.28
57.28
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.35
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.97
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
4.17
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2844
27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
948
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
918
9.14
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
980
9.3
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.53
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.27
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
4.27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
4.8
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
386
3.66
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.882
0.882
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.25
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3868
38.49
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4235
40.21
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.43
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
4.45
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
536
5.09
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.508
1.508
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3433
34.17
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3759
35.69
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.21
40.21

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Doug McWeeny

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2713
27
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
904.1
9
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.39
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.501
0.501
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.306
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Doug McWeeny

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
206
365.68
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
338
600
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
511.24
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
53.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
47.93
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.33
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
18.73
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.5
13.32
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
107.14
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
58.58
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
117.86
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
110.06
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
31.95
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
10.65
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.6
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
9.45
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.91
3.39
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
55.03
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
223.67
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
2.68
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
31.95
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100