Jim Acker vs. Mike Paul — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Paul
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Paul 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. Mike Paul led in home run suppression (HR9+ 156 vs 92), strikeout rate (K%+ 110 vs 78), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 106 vs 86). Jim Acker held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 98 vs 93). Role difference aside, Mike Paul holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jim Acker and Mike Paul

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
3.27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.39
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.69
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.24
40.24
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.77
33.77
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
3.97
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
3.91
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
1883
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
627.2
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
918
9.14
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
8.88
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.82
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.86
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.27
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
3.53
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.4
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.52
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
4.8
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
6.48
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.48
6.48
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.897
0.897
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
38.49
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2701
38.73
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.85
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
4.45
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
4.29
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.32
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.24
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.16
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3433
34.17
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2397
34.37
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.73
38.73

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Mike Paul

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
3.28
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
1884
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
628
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.09
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
1.42
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.36
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.96
95.96
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.501
0.501
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.415
0.415
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.62
33.62
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Mike Paul

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
229
858.75
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
600
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
555
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
63.75
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
52.5
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
18.73
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.79
10.45
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
107.14
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
75
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
117.86
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
82.5
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
30
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.75
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
33.75
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
9.45
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.91
-7.15
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
18.75
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
210
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
2.86
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA