Jim Acker vs. Al Pratt — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Pratt
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaCleveland Forest CitysUnknownStarting Pitcher

Al Pratt 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 4.41 and 1.535 for Al Pratt. 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 Al Pratt

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.17
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.09
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.71
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.24
40.24
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.58
31.58
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.02
93.02
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.82
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.97
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
4.41
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
991
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
330.1
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
918
9.14
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
12.15
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
3.27
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.66
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
4.8
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.12
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.69
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
38.49
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1655
45.09
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
4.45
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
11.47
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.47
11.47
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.535
1.535
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3433
34.17
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1594
43.43
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.09
45.09

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Al Pratt

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.46
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.13
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1074
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.73
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.85
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.38
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.4
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
2.35
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.64
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
2.24
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.76
84.76
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.501
0.501
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.535
1.535
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.59
77.59
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Al Pratt

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
45
137.76
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
600
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
54
578.57
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
596.94
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
159.18
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
8
85.71
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
113.27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.37
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.55
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
45.92
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
18.73
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.12
58.54
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
107.14
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
232.65
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
11
117.86
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
162.24
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
125.51
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
97.96
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
223.47
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
9.45
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.32
68.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.06
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
196
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.12
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100