Jim Acker vs. Leo Townsend — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Leo Townsend
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Leo Townsend 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. Leo Townsend posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.81 and WHIP 0.974 compared to 3.97 and 1.423 for Jim Acker. By the career numbers, Leo Townsend had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Acker and Leo Townsend

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.81
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.7
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.05
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.24
40.24
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
3.97
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.2
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
918
9.14
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.01
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
3.27
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.75
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
4.8
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.195
0.195
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3868
38.49
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
33.66
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
1.58
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.1
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
4.45
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.81
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3433
34.17
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
31.91
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.66
33.66

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Leo Townsend

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2713
27
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
904.1
9
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.501
0.501
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Leo Townsend

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.75
18.73
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
24.79
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
107.14
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
117.86
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.88
9.45
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
32.22
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Leo Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA