Jim Acker vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup 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 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. 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 Roy Witherup

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.24
40.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
3.97
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
918
9.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
3.27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
4.8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3868
38.49
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
4.45
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3433
34.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Roy Witherup

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
2.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
2.33
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.501
0.501
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Roy Witherup

Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
578.57
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
18.73
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
107.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
117.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
9.45
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA