Jim Acker vs. Phil Ortega — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Ortega
Silent GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Phil Ortega 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 home run suppression (HR9+ 92 vs 74), run prevention (ERA+ 92 vs 82), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 98 vs 93). Phil Ortega held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 85 vs 78). Role difference aside, Jim Acker holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jim Acker and Phil Ortega

Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
1.93
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.44
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.59
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.24
40.24
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.59
42.59
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.12
69.12
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.19
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.97
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
4.43
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2855
27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951.2
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
918
9.14
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
8.36
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.82
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.24
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.27
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
3.57
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.26
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
4.8
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
5.19
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.897
0.897
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.24
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.28
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3868
38.49
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4064
38.43
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
4.45
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
4.71
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3433
34.17
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3656
34.58
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.43
38.43

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Phil Ortega

Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
1.93
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2855
27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951.2
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.45
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.28
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
1.84
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
1.73
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
93.85
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.501
0.501
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.12
69.12
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Phil Ortega

Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
205
394.23
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
600
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
486.54
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
55.77
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
50
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.77
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.77
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
18.73
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
11.54
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
107.14
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
61.54
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
117.86
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
105.77
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
30.77
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.15
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
51.92
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
9.45
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.58
3.03
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
50
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
226.92
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
57.69
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.77
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.62
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA