Tom Acker vs. Steve Avery — Career Comparison

Tom Acker
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Acker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Acker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.12 and WHIP 1.407 compared to 4.19 and 1.367 for Steve Avery. By the career numbers, Tom Acker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Acker and Steve Avery

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.63
53.63
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
4.12
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
8.64
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1529
8.85
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.02
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.86
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
3.55
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
3.29
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
6.06
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
980
5.67
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.068
1.068
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1629
38.55
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.83
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.28
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
4.63
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1462
34.6
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26

Fielding Stats for Tom Acker and Steve Avery

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.45
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.16
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.63
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.61
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.56
96.56
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Acker and Steve Avery

Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
956.25
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
96
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
77
481.25
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
529.7
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
92.12
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.45
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
7
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
112.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
106.67
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
62.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
42.42
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
12
75
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-4.66
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
21.73
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
12
14.55
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
287.5
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
163.64
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
37.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50