Jim Acker vs. Faustino Valdés — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Faustino Valdés
UnknownCubaCaribbeanCuban Stars WestNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Faustino Valdés 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 4.62 and 1.549 for Faustino Valdés. 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 Faustino Valdés

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.25
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.66
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.24
40.24
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.24
88.24
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.88
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.97
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.62
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
122.2
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
918
9.14
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
9.98
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.98
9.98
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.37
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.27
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
3.96
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
4.8
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.15
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.791
0.791
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
38.49
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
40.5
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
4.45
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.43
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
1.61
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.44
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.549
1.549
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3433
34.17
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
34.85
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Faustino Valdés

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.29
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.11
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
461
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
153.2
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.73
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.58
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.6
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.4
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
2.35
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.22
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
2.33
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
3.98
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.501
0.501
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.091
3.091
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.36
86.36
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Faustino Valdés

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
22
183.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
600
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
541.67
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
108.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
8
85.71
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
100
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
18.73
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
32.74
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
107.14
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
116.67
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
11
117.86
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
150
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
58.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
83.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
9.45
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.58
38.13
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
41.67
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
1.75
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.67
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Faustino Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100