Jim Acker vs. Chris Schwinden — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Schwinden
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Schwinden 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 6.98 and 1.652 for Chris Schwinden. 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 Chris Schwinden

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.12
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.82
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.33
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.91
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.24
40.24
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.97
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
6.98
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.98
6.98
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.2
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
918
9.14
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
11.53
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.53
11.53
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.82
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.52
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
3.27
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.73
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.4
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
4.8
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.46
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.46
5.46
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.897
0.897
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
38.49
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
42.78
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
4.45
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
7.89
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.91
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.584
1.584
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3433
34.17
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
38.22
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.78
42.78

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Chris Schwinden

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.12
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.82
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.2
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.73
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.91
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.21
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
2.35
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.73
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.12
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.78
77.78
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.501
0.501
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Chris Schwinden

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
381.82
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
85.71
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.75
18.73
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
31
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
107.14
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
117.86
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.88
9.45
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
37.8
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Chris Schwinden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Schwinden
Career
Per 600 PA