Tom Acker vs. Jason Johnson — Career Comparison

Tom Acker
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jason Johnson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jason Johnson 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 4.99 and 1.506 for Jason Johnson. 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 Jason Johnson

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
1.69
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
1.47
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.45
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.37
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.66
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.9
35.9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
4.12
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
753
4.99
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
8.64
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1521
10.09
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.09
10.09
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.02
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.2
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
3.55
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
3.3
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
6.06
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
810
5.37
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.068
1.068
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.964
0.964
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.43
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.38
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1629
38.55
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5996
39.77
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.83
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.28
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
831
5.51
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.31
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.94
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.488
1.488
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1462
34.6
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5368
35.6
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.77
39.77

Fielding Stats for Tom Acker and Jason Johnson

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
1.69
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
1.47
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.45
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.38
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.16
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.88
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.63
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
1.37
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.61
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
1.26
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.79
91.79
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.745
0.745
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Acker and Jason Johnson

Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
153
956.25
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
4026.32
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
600
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
481.25
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
505.26
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
7
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
21.86
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
112.5
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
78.95
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
62.5
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
12.5
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-4.66
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.25
-3.88
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
287.5
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
315.79
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
2.09
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.9
1.9
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
37.5
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA