Tom Acker vs. Frank Blake — Career Comparison

Tom Acker
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Frank Blake
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Frank Blake 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. Frank Blake posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.26 and WHIP 1.162 compared to 4.12 and 1.407 for Tom Acker. By the career numbers, Frank Blake had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Acker and Frank Blake

Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.5
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.05
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.6
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.38
59.38
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.75
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
4.12
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.26
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.187
0.187
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
27
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.2
9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
8.64
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
6.02
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.02
6.02
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.02
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.55
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
4.44
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
6.06
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
7.6
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.6
7.6
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.068
1.068
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1629
38.55
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
37.45
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.83
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
4.28
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.16
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.68
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.83
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.162
1.162
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1462
34.6
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
32.11
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Tom Acker and Frank Blake

Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.53
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.12
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
27
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
152.2
9
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.65
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.16
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.36
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
1.63
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.12
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.61
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.01
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
96.23
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.962
1.962
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.08
73.08
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Acker and Frank Blake

Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
956.25
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
36
291.89
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
600
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
481.25
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
543.24
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
137.84
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
56.76
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
7
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.47
68.68
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
218.92
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
18
112.5
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.709
0.709
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
62.5
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
97.3
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.5
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
12
75
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
154.05
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-4.66
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.96
72.69
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
46
287.5
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
2.09
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
37.5
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.22
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA