Jim Acker vs. Steve Soderstrom — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Soderstrom
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Soderstrom 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 5.27 and 1.610 for Steve Soderstrom. 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 Soderstrom

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.32
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.49
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.24
40.24
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.97
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
918
9.14
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
10.54
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.27
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.95
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
4.8
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
5.93
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.897
0.897
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.098
1.098
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.32
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
38.49
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
41.49
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
4.45
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
7.24
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.32
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.32
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3433
34.17
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
34.9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.349
0.349
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.49
41.49

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Steve Soderstrom

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.15
99.15
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.501
0.501
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Steve Soderstrom

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
578.57
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
18.73
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
107.14
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
117.86
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
9.45
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.53
-63.84
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
342.86
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
1.75
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Steve Soderstrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Soderstrom
Career
Per 600 PA