Tom Acker vs. Cap Crowell — Career Comparison

Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cap Crowell 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 5.27 and 1.915 for Cap Crowell. 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 Cap Crowell

Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.82
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.34
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.45
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Cap Crowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.05
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Cap Crowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.68
73.68
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.48
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
4.12
Cap Crowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.27
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
27
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
8.64
Cap Crowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
9.48
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.02
Cap Crowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Cap Crowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Cap Crowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.55
Cap Crowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
7.76
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Cap Crowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
6.06
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.87
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.068
1.068
Cap Crowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Cap Crowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.48
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.4
Cap Crowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.67
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1629
38.55
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
41.07
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.83
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.28
Cap Crowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
8.23
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.23
8.23
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.915
1.915
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1462
34.6
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
32.65
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55
Cap Crowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.07
41.07

Fielding Stats for Tom Acker and Cap Crowell

Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.54
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1141
27
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380.1
9
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.45
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.16
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.63
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.61
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.3
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.444
0.444
Cap Crowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.368
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.03
15.03
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Acker and Cap Crowell

Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
956.25
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
600
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
481.25
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
600
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Cap Crowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.12
7
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
11.62
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
112.5
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
88.24
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Cap Crowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Cap Crowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Cap Crowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
62.5
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.5
Cap Crowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
75
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-4.66
Cap Crowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.07
-1.17
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
46
287.5
Cap Crowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
158.82
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Cap Crowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.78
3.78
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
37.5
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Cap Crowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Cap Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA