Tom Acker vs. Bump Hadley — Career Comparison

Tom Acker
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bump Hadley
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bump Hadley 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 4.24 and 1.501 for Bump Hadley. 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 Bump Hadley

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528
1.61
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
1.08
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.49
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.5
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.39
49.39
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.23
67.23
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.41
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.04
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
4.12
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1389
4.24
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8837
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2945.2
9
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
8.64
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2980
9.1
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.02
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.51
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.55
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1442
4.41
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
6.06
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1318
4.03
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.068
1.068
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.937
0.937
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.22
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.2
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1629
38.55
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13034
39.82
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.83
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.33
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.28
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1609
4.92
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.501
1.501
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1462
34.6
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11526
35.22
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.82
39.82

Fielding Stats for Tom Acker and Bump Hadley

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.54
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1141
27
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380.1
9
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.45
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.16
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.63
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
741
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.61
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.22
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.444
0.444
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.35
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.03
15.03
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Acker and Bump Hadley

Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
956.25
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
276.44
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
96
600
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
600
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
77
481.25
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1004
525.65
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
99.48
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
82.2
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
15.18
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.09
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
17.28
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
7
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.32
32.11
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
118.85
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
18
112.5
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
146.07
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
62.5
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
43.98
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.5
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
39.27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
12
75
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
83.25
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-4.66
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.29
34.18
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.52
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
46.07
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
287.5
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
97.91
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.13
6.13
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
37.5
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
27.75
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.62
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.57
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.09
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75