Jim Acker vs. Norman Plitt — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Norman Plitt
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Norman Plitt 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 4.77 and 1.716 for Norman Plitt. 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 Norman Plitt

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.89
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.38
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.75
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.24
40.24
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.78
34.78
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.97
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
4.77
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
918
9.14
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
10.67
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.67
10.67
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.38
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.27
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
4.77
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
4.8
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.13
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
38.49
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
41.07
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.75
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
4.45
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.53
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.716
1.716
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3433
34.17
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
36.04
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.07
41.07

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Norman Plitt

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2713
27
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
904.1
9
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.501
0.501
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Norman Plitt

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
23
627.27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
20
545.45
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
85.71
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.75
18.73
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
30.93
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
107.14
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
117.86
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
109.09
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
9.45
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
41.46
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.4
4.4
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA