Jim Acker vs. Paul Toth — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Paul Toth
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Paul Toth 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. Paul Toth posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.8 and WHIP 1.224 compared to 3.97 and 1.423 for Jim Acker. By the career numbers, Paul Toth had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Acker and Paul Toth

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.02
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.98
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.42
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.56
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.24
40.24
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.84
48.84
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.23
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
3.97
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.8
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
576
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
918
9.14
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
8.3
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.66
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
3.27
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.53
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
4.8
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
3.84
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3868
38.49
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
789
36.98
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
4.45
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
4.08
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3433
34.17
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
34.27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.02
2.02
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Paul Toth

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.02
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.98
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
576
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.41
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
2.06
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.92
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.18
93.18
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.501
0.501
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.954
0.954
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.84
48.84
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Paul Toth

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
43
403.13
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
600
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
543.75
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
6
56.25
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
6
56.25
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
18.73
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
2.41
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
107.14
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
6
56.25
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
117.86
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
9
84.38
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
9.45
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.28
-21.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
215.63
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
2.78
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
4
37.5
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA