Tom Acker vs. Chris Hammond — Career Comparison

Tom Acker
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Hammond
Gen XGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Hammond 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 4.14 and 1.408 for Chris Hammond. 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 Chris Hammond

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
3.53
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.09
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.53
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.5
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.56
51.56
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.84
30.84
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
4.12
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
517
4.14
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3371
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123.2
9
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
8.64
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1163
9.32
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.02
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.84
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
3.55
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
3.1
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.26
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
6.06
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.7
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.068
1.068
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.978
0.978
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.25
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1629
38.55
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4821
38.61
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.83
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.54
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.28
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
572
4.58
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.43
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.26
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.87
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1462
34.6
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4317
34.58
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Tom Acker and Chris Hammond

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
3.53
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.09
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3371
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123.2
9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.45
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.38
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.16
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.37
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.63
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.88
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.61
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.75
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.19
93.19
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.497
0.497
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.84
30.84
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Acker and Chris Hammond

Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
956.25
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
444
931.47
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
96
600
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
600
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
77
481.25
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
499.3
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.626
0.626
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
100.7
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
75.52
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.69
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.39
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.17
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
7
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.68
45.48
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
144.76
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
18
112.5
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
159.44
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
62.5
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
62.94
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.5
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
29.37
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
12
75
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
83.92
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-4.66
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.33
46.84
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
58.74
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
287.5
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
201.4
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
37.5
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
39.86
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.2
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA