Jim Acker vs. Rube Walberg — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Walberg
Lost GenerationMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Walberg 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 4.16 and 1.447 for Rube Walberg. 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 Rube Walberg

Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
544
1.85
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
1.05
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.53
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.49
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.48
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.24
40.24
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.36
52.36
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.43
56.43
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.48
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.11
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.97
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1223
4.16
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7932
27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2644
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
918
9.14
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2795
9.51
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.55
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.27
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1031
3.51
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
4.8
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1085
3.69
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.14
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3868
38.49
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11538
39.27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.49
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
4.45
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1423
4.84
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3433
34.17
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10480
35.67
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.27
39.27

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Rube Walberg

Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
544
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2713
27
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
904.1
9
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
708
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.77
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.501
0.501
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.234
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Rube Walberg

Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547
326.57
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1005
600
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
905
540.3
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
96.72
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
75.82
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
15.52
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.99
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.39
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
20.9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
18.73
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.27
29.42
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
107.14
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
125.37
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
11
117.86
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
125.37
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
46.57
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
50.15
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
94.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
9.45
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.26
27.62
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
28.66
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179
106.87
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.61
5.61
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
31.04
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.19
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.6
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.79
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67