Jim Acker vs. Bugs Raymond — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bugs Raymond
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bugs Raymond 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. Bugs Raymond posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.49 and WHIP 1.177 compared to 3.97 and 1.423 for Jim Acker. By the career numbers, Bugs Raymond had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Acker and Bugs Raymond

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
1.43
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.47
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.6
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.24
40.24
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.12
44.12
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.85
69.85
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.6
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
3.97
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.49
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2564
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
854.2
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
918
9.14
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
7.62
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
3.27
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
2.97
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
4.8
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
4.22
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.799
0.799
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.23
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3868
38.49
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3399
35.79
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
4.45
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.79
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3433
34.17
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3084
32.48
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.79
35.79

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Bugs Raymond

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
1.58
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2319
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
773
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.43
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.6
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
3.25
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.23
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
2.35
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.91
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
2.33
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
3.68
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.05
94.05
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.501
0.501
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.324
2.324
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.24
63.24
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Bugs Raymond

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
136
279.45
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
600
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
263
540.41
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
86.3
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
71.92
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
8.22
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.16
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.38
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
18.73
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.79
24.24
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
107.14
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
106.85
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
11
117.86
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
121.23
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
24.66
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
28.77
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
53.42
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
9.45
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.96
20.46
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
32.88
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
178.77
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
24.66
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100