Jim Acker vs. Steve Smyth — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Smyth
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Smyth 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 9.35 and 1.692 for Steve Smyth. 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 Steve Smyth

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.77
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.24
40.24
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.97
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9.35
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
918
9.14
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.77
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.77
11.77
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.82
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.12
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.27
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.46
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
4.8
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.54
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.897
0.897
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
38.49
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
42.23
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
4.45
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.69
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.38
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.692
1.692
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3433
34.17
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
36.69
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.23
42.23

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Steve Smyth

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.77
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.501
0.501
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Steve Smyth

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
85.71
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
18.73
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
10.54
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
107.14
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
117.86
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
9.45
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
9.2
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA