Jim Acker vs. Wayne Osborne — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Wayne Osborne
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Wayne Osborne 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 5.91 and 1.922 for Wayne Osborne. 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 Wayne Osborne

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.95
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.49
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.24
40.24
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.97
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.91
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.7
6.7
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.1
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
918
9.14
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
13.5
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.27
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.8
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
4.8
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.8
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
38.49
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
43.45
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.84
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
4.45
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.91
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.922
1.922
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3433
34.17
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
39.66
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.369
0.369
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.45
43.45

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Wayne Osborne

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2713
27
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
904.1
9
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.501
0.501
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.857
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Wayne Osborne

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
578.57
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
85.71
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.75
18.73
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
34.02
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
107.14
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
117.86
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.88
9.45
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
42.56
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Wayne Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Wayne Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA