Tom Acker vs. Jim McGlothlin — Career Comparison

Tom Acker
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim McGlothlin
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim McGlothlin 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. Jim McGlothlin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.61 and WHIP 1.304 compared to 4.12 and 1.407 for Tom Acker. By the career numbers, Jim McGlothlin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Acker and Jim McGlothlin

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
1.77
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.39
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.46
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.53
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.53
46.53
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.52
78.52
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.25
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
4.12
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
3.61
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3901
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1300.1
9
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
8.64
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1247
8.63
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.63
8.63
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.02
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.87
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
3.55
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
2.89
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.21
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
6.06
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
709
4.91
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.068
1.068
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.34
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1629
38.55
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5424
37.54
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.83
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.19
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
4.28
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
4.01
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.21
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1462
34.6
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4935
34.16
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54

Fielding Stats for Tom Acker and Jim McGlothlin

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
1.77
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.39
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3903
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1301
9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.68
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.16
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.68
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.63
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
2.48
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.61
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
2.37
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.53
95.53
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.52
78.52
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Acker and Jim McGlothlin

Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
956.25
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
355.56
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
96
600
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432
600
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
77
481.25
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
527.78
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
66.67
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.83
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
12.5
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.17
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.17
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
20.83
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
7
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.12
21
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
100
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
112.5
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
100
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
62.5
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
37.5
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.5
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
20.83
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
54.17
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-4.66
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.37
8.85
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
33.33
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
287.5
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
226.39
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.65
2.65
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
37.5
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
38.89
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.39
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA