Jim Acker vs. Dave Vineyard — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Vineyard
Silent GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Vineyard 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 4.17 and 1.593 for Dave Vineyard. 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 Dave Vineyard

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.17
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.83
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.24
40.24
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.58
31.58
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.97
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
4.17
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
918
9.14
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
9.5
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.82
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.83
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.27
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
4.5
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
4.8
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
8.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.897
0.897
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
38.49
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
39.83
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
4.45
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.67
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3433
34.17
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
35.33
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Dave Vineyard

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.17
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.83
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.17
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.17
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.15
99.15
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.501
0.501
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.58
31.58
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Dave Vineyard

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
19
760
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
480
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.75
18.73
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
18.9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
107.14
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
117.86
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.88
9.45
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
22.69
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA