Jim Acker vs. Dave Roberts — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Roberts
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Roberts 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 led in run prevention (ERA+ 92 vs 82), home run suppression (HR9+ 92 vs 86), and strikeout rate (K%+ 78 vs 75). Dave Roberts held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 114 vs 98). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jim Acker.

Pitching Stats for Jim Acker and Dave Roberts

Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
1.91
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.19
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.44
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.54
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.24
40.24
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.18
45.18
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.25
62.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.09
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
3.97
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
882
3.78
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6297
27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2099
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
918
9.14
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2188
9.38
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
3.27
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
615
2.64
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.34
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
4.8
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
957
4.1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.749
0.749
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.19
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.13
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3868
38.49
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8930
38.29
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.3
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
4.45
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
4.2
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.48
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.54
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.335
1.335
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3433
34.17
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8105
34.75
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.29
38.29

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Dave Roberts

Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
1.91
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.19
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6299
27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2099.2
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.36
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.6
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
1.64
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
2.07
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.68
96.68
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.501
0.501
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.25
62.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Dave Roberts

Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
452
459.66
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
590
600
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
531
540
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
104.75
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
78.31
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.07
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.12
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26.44
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
18.73
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.09
30.6
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
107.14
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
149.49
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
117.86
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
112.88
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28.47
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
46.78
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
68.14
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
9.45
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.26
26.71
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
8.14
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
135.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
4.44
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
45.76
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
10.17
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.02
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.02
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0