Jim Acker vs. Art Smith — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Art Smith
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Art Smith 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 11.57 and 3.000 for Art Smith. 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 Art Smith

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.86
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.33
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.24
40.24
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.97
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
11.57
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.83
15.83
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.486
0.486
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
918
9.14
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
21.86
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.86
21.86
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.82
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.27
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.14
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
4.8
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
0.714
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
38.49
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
50.14
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
4.45
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
16.71
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.71
16.71
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3433
34.17
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
45
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.485
0.485
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.14
50.14

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Art Smith

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2713
27
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
904.1
9
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.501
0.501
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.667
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Art Smith

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1800
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
578.57
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
18.73
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
107.14
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
117.86
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
9.45
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
342.86
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
1.75
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA