Tom Acker vs. Tom Glavine — Career Comparison

Tom Acker
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Glavine
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star

Tom Glavine 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 Glavine posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.347 compared to 4.12 and 1.407 for Tom Acker. By the career numbers, Tom Glavine had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Acker and Tom Glavine

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
682
1.39
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
1.39
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
0.62
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
0.41
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.38
59.38
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.04
60.04
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.11
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.05
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
4.12
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1734
3.54
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13240
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4413.1
9
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
8.64
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4298
8.76
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.02
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
0.73
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
3.55
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1500
3.06
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.3
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
6.06
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2607
5.32
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.068
1.068
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.931
0.931
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.13
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.13
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1629
38.55
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18604
37.94
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.83
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
4.28
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1900
3.87
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
0.46
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.23
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
0.86
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1462
34.6
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16697
34.05
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94

Fielding Stats for Tom Acker and Tom Glavine

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
682
1.39
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
1.39
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13240
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4413.1
9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
0.53
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.16
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
1.75
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.05
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.63
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1144
2.33
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.61
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1118
2.28
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.73
97.73
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.639
1.639
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.14
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Acker and Tom Glavine

Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
956.25
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
258.6
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
96
600
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1645
600
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
77
481.25
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1323
482.55
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
89.73
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
79.51
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
9.12
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.73
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
10.21
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
7
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.16
24.86
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
101.4
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
18
112.5
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
127.29
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
62.5
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
33.92
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.5
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
32.83
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
66.38
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-4.66
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.2
28.16
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.73
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
36.84
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
287.5
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
120
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
37.5
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
78.78
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.09
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
5.11
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100