Jim Acker vs. Lefty Smart — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Smart
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis ABCsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Smart 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. Lefty Smart posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.78 and WHIP 1.191 compared to 3.97 and 1.423 for Jim Acker. By the career numbers, Lefty Smart had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Acker and Lefty Smart

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.67
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.24
40.24
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
3.97
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
918
9.14
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
7.93
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
3.27
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
4.8
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
4.18
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
38.49
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
39.11
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
4.45
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.76
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3433
34.17
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
34.93
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Lefty Smart

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.81
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.32
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.15
99.15
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.501
0.501
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Lefty Smart

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
19
285
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
40
600
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
36
540
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
5
75
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
4
60
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
18.73
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1.16
17.41
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
107.14
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
6
90
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
117.86
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
7
105
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.88
9.45
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
10.42
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
1.75
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA