Tom Acker vs. Rich Hill — Career Comparison

Tom Acker
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rich Hill
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rich Hill 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. Rich Hill posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.02 and WHIP 1.278 compared to 4.12 and 1.407 for Tom Acker. By the career numbers, Rich Hill had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Acker and Rich Hill

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
2.46
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.57
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.48
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.22
54.22
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.43
64.43
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
4.12
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
4.02
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4254
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1418
9
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
8.64
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1240
7.87
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.87
7.87
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.02
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.12
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
3.55
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
3.5
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
6.06
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1432
9.09
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.09
9.09
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.068
1.068
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.15
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.4
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.51
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1629
38.55
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5997
38.06
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.83
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.28
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
4.32
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.25
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.2
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.62
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1462
34.6
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5295
33.61
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.06
38.06

Fielding Stats for Tom Acker and Rich Hill

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
2.46
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4254
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1418
9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.45
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.23
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.16
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
0.93
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.63
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.61
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.17
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
92
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.474
0.474
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.43
64.43
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Acker and Rich Hill

Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
956.25
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
851.82
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
96
600
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
600
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
77
481.25
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
560.58
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
63.5
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
52.55
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
7
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
8.51
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
74.45
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
112.5
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
74.45
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
62.5
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.76
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.5
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
28.47
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
37.23
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.75
-4.66
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.73
-12.55
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.38
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.57
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
287.5
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
243.07
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
2.47
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
37.5
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
26.28
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.76
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA