Jim Acker vs. Fred Mitchell — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Mitchell
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Mitchell 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 4.1 and 1.544 for Fred Mitchell. 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 Fred Mitchell

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.22
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.08
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.39
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.63
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.24
40.24
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.66
88.66
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.89
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.97
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
4.1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2155
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
718.1
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
918
9.14
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
806
10.1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
3.8
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
4.8
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
2.71
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.43
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.66
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
38.49
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3172
39.74
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
4.45
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
5.89
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3433
34.17
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2816
35.28
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Fred Mitchell

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
1.23
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.64
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.73
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
2.84
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.6
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.12
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
2.35
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
5.32
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
2.33
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.96
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.26
93.26
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.501
0.501
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.048
4.048
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.13
52.13
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.12
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.31

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Fred Mitchell

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
202
198.69
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
610
600
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
572
562.62
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
118.03
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
8
85.71
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
95.41
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.74
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.89
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
22.62
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
18.73
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.91
38.27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
107.14
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
147.54
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
11
117.86
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
144.59
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
54.1
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
51.15
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
105.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
9.45
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.68
41
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.92
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
21.64
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
90.49
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.63
6.63
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.82
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100