Jim Acker vs. Zack Wheeler — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Zack Wheeler
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Zack Wheeler 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. Zack Wheeler led in home run suppression (HR9+ 130 vs 92), strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 78), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 117 vs 86). Role difference aside, Zack Wheeler holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jim Acker and Zack Wheeler

Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.59
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.49
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.39
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.24
40.24
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.11
60.11
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
3.97
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
3.28
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
918
9.14
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1475
7.68
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.82
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.86
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
3.27
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
2.55
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
4.8
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1820
9.48
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.897
0.897
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.4
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3868
38.49
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7086
36.9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
4.45
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
3.56
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.17
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.19
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.66
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3433
34.17
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6451
33.59
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.9
36.9

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Zack Wheeler

Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
1.47
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.47
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5185
27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728.1
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
0.61
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.6
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
0.89
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.56
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.5
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.66
96.66
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.501
0.501
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.09
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Zack Wheeler

Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
288
534.98
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
600
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
534.98
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
81.73
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
63.16
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.72
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.58
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
18.73
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.82
18.24
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
107.14
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
104.02
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
117.86
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
94.74
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
24.15
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.44
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
55.73
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
9.45
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.48
8.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.29
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
237.77
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
50.15
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA