Jim Acker vs. Ed Smith — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Smith
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed 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. Ed Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.72 and WHIP 1.332 compared to 3.97 and 1.423 for Jim Acker. By the career numbers, Ed Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Acker and Ed Smith

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.11
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.05
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.47
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.64
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.24
40.24
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.76
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
3.97
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.72
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
154.2
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
918
9.14
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
8.9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
3.27
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.08
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
4.8
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
2.62
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.634
0.634
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.47
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3868
38.49
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
37.65
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
4.45
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
5.24
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3433
34.17
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
34.1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Ed Smith

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.05
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.41
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.6
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.14
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
2.35
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
3.89
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
2.33
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
3.54
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.04
91.04
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.501
0.501
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.211
3.211
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Ed Smith

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
180.95
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
600
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
54
514.29
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
104.76
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
8
85.71
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
95.24
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.52
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
18.73
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.31
41.03
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
107.14
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
123.81
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
11
117.86
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
171.43
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
57.14
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
66.67
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
123.81
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
9.45
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
47.66
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
57.14
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
180.95
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.32
3.32
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.05
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA