Jim Acker vs. Sam Page — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sam Page
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sam Page 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 6.95 and 2.227 for Sam Page. 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 Sam Page

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.64
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.23
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.33
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.23
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.24
40.24
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.41
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.97
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
6.95
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.95
6.95
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.95
7.95
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
918
9.14
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
13.91
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.91
13.91
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.41
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.27
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.14
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
4.8
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
4.5
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.897
0.897
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
38.49
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
47.05
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
4.45
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
11.05
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.227
2.227
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3433
34.17
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
40.91
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.05
47.05

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Sam Page

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2713
27
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
904.1
9
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.501
0.501
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Sam Page

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
4
266.67
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.944
0.944
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
85.71
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.75
18.73
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.04
69.43
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
107.14
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
117.86
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.929
0.929
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
9.45
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
96
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Page
Career
Per 600 PA