Jim Acker vs. Bob Sebra — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob Sebra
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bob Sebra 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 4.71 and 1.497 for Bob Sebra. 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 Bob Sebra

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
2.31
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.28
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.37
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.71
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.24
40.24
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.09
34.09
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.32
55.32
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.97
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
4.71
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1100
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
366.2
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
918
9.14
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
9.62
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.62
9.62
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.82
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.91
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.27
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
3.66
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
4.8
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
6.9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.9
6.9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.897
0.897
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.32
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.37
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
38.49
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1626
39.91
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.32
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
4.45
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
5.2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.54
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.54
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.49
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.476
1.476
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3433
34.17
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1418
34.81
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Bob Sebra

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
2.31
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.28
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1100
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
366.2
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.59
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.06
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.77
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.64
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.06
93.06
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.501
0.501
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.713
0.713
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.32
55.32
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Bob Sebra

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
95
537.74
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
600
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
543.4
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
79.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
67.92
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.32
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.32
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
18.73
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.9
16.42
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
107.14
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
90.57
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
117.86
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
107.55
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.64
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.66
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
28.3
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
9.45
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
8.24
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.3
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
152.83
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.3
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.66
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA