Jim Acker vs. Buster Narum — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Buster Narum
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Buster Narum 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 led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 98 vs 83), run prevention (ERA+ 92 vs 81), and home run suppression (HR9+ 92 vs 85). Buster Narum held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 81 vs 78). Role difference aside, Jim Acker holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jim Acker and Buster Narum

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
2.18
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.33
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.61
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.24
40.24
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.15
34.15
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.97
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.45
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1190
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
396.2
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
918
9.14
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
9.03
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.82
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.13
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.27
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
4.02
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
4.8
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
4.99
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.897
0.897
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.001
1.001
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
38.49
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1735
39.37
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
4.45
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
4.95
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3433
34.17
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1546
35.08
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.37
39.37

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Buster Narum

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
2.18
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1190
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
396.2
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.64
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.32
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
2.04
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.95
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.56
95.56
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.501
0.501
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.896
0.896
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Buster Narum

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
96
439.69
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
600
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
540.46
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.06
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.32
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
18.73
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.51
16.08
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
107.14
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
73.28
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
117.86
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
9
41.22
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.74
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
22.9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
9.45
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.78
-21.91
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
320.61
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.87
1.87
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
50.38
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA