Tom Acker vs. Mark Clark — Career Comparison

Tom Acker
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mark Clark
Gen XCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mark Clark 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 4.61 and 1.406 for Mark Clark. 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 Mark Clark

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
1.58
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.42
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.53
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.03
51.03
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.95
89.95
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
4.12
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
638
4.61
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3739
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1246.1
9
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
8.64
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1364
9.85
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.85
9.85
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.02
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
1.11
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
3.55
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
2.65
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
6.06
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
728
5.26
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.068
1.068
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.879
0.879
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.34
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.17
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1629
38.55
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5367
38.76
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.83
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.28
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
687
4.96
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.32
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.3
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.69
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.389
1.389
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1462
34.6
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4891
35.32
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.76
38.76

Fielding Stats for Tom Acker and Mark Clark

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
1.58
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.42
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3739
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1246.1
9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.45
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.41
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.16
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.1
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.63
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
1.56
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.61
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
1.52
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.22
97.22
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.95
89.95
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Acker and Mark Clark

Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
956.25
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
469.29
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
96
600
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
280
600
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
77
481.25
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
518.57
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
31.25
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
30
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
31.25
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
21.43
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.43
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.14
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.57
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
7
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.46
5.27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
42.86
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
112.5
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
47.14
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
62.5
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
7
15
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.5
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.29
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
32.14
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.75
-4.66
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.96
-25.63
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
8
17.14
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
287.5
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
227.14
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
37.5
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
62.14
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.14
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.29
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA