Tom Acker vs. Joe DeBerry — Career Comparison

Tom Acker
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe DeBerry
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe DeBerry 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 5.24 and 1.642 for Joe DeBerry. 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 Joe DeBerry

Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.69
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.07
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.45
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.67
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.4
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
4.12
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.24
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
27
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
8.64
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
10.75
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.75
10.75
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.02
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.55
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.03
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
6.06
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.75
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.068
1.068
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.642
0.642
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1629
38.55
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
42.04
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.83
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.28
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.91
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.642
1.642
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1462
34.6
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
37.75
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.04
42.04

Fielding Stats for Tom Acker and Joe DeBerry

Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.54
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1141
27
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380.1
9
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.45
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.16
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.63
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.61
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.15
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.444
0.444
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.03
15.03
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Acker and Joe DeBerry

Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
956.25
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
20
521.74
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
600
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
481.25
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
521.74
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.12
7
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
21.03
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
112.5
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
62.5
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.5
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-4.66
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
14.06
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
46
287.5
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
4.6
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
37.5
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA