Jim Acker vs. Bob Steele — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob Steele
Lost GenerationCANThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bob Steele 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. Bob Steele posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.05 and WHIP 1.218 compared to 3.97 and 1.423 for Jim Acker. By the career numbers, Bob Steele had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Acker and Bob Steele

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.68
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.07
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.33
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.3
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.7
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.24
40.24
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.63
29.63
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.74
63.74
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.52
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
3.97
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.05
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
1463
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
487.2
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
918
9.14
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
8.3
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
3.27
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.66
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
4.8
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
4
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3868
38.49
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
2033
37.52
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.42
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
4.45
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
4.04
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3433
34.17
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1876
34.62
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Bob Steele

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2713
27
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
904.1
9
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.08
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.501
0.501
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.198
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Bob Steele

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
97
319.78
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
600
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
54
578.57
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
586.81
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
131.87
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
8
85.71
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
115.38
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.59
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.89
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.48
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
18.73
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.74
38.69
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
107.14
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
158.24
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
11
117.86
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
141.76
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
39.56
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
23.08
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
62.64
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
9.45
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.2
43.53
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.89
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
102.2
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.87
5.87
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.3
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.19
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.19
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100