Jim Acker vs. Luther Roy — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luther Roy
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Luther Roy 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 7.17 and 1.893 for Luther Roy. 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 Luther Roy

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
2.95
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.95
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.33
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.63
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.24
40.24
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.14
32.14
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.97
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
7.17
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
512
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
170.2
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
918
9.14
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
12.18
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.18
12.18
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.79
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.27
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
4.85
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
4.8
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
38.49
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
827
43.61
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.05
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
4.45
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
8.28
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.28
8.28
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.893
1.893
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3433
34.17
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
38.55
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.61
43.61

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Luther Roy

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2713
27
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
904.1
9
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.3
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.501
0.501
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.929
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Luther Roy

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
56
550.82
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
600
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
53
521.31
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.648
0.648
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
8
85.71
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
18.73
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
51.91
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
107.14
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
11
117.86
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
206.56
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.614
0.614
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
29.51
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
49.18
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
78.69
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
9.45
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.88
67.7
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
68.85
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
98.36
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
6.1
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Luther Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Luther Roy
Career
Per 600 PA