Jim Acker vs. Charlie Schmutz — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Schmutz
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Schmutz 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. Charlie Schmutz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.52 and WHIP 1.272 compared to 3.97 and 1.423 for Jim Acker. By the career numbers, Charlie Schmutz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Acker and Charlie Schmutz

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.79
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.73
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.33
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.49
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.44
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.24
40.24
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.32
26.32
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
3.97
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.52
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.1
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
918
9.14
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
9.39
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
3.27
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.05
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
4.8
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
3.23
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.587
0.587
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3868
38.49
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
37.13
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.47
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
4.45
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.99
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3433
34.17
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
34.92
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Charlie Schmutz

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2713
27
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
904.1
9
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.501
0.501
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.053
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Charlie Schmutz

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PA
17
536.84
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.75
18.73
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
37.76
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
107.14
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
117.86
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
9.45
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
35.34
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.8
3.8
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PA