Tom Acker vs. Doug McWeeny — Career Comparison

Tom Acker
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doug McWeeny
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doug McWeeny 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 4.17 and 1.508 for Doug McWeeny. 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 Doug McWeeny

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
1.96
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.12
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.45
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.35
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.54
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.36
39.36
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.28
57.28
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.35
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
4.12
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
4.17
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2844
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
948
9
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
8.64
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
980
9.3
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.02
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.53
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.55
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
4.27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
6.06
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
3.66
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.068
1.068
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.882
0.882
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.25
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.25
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1629
38.55
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4235
40.21
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.83
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.43
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.28
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
536
5.09
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.508
1.508
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1462
34.6
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3759
35.69
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.21
40.21

Fielding Stats for Tom Acker and Doug McWeeny

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.54
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1141
27
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380.1
9
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.45
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.16
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.63
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.61
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.39
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.444
0.444
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.306
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.03
15.03
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Acker and Doug McWeeny

Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
956.25
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
365.68
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
96
600
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
338
600
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
77
481.25
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
511.24
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
53.25
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
47.93
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.33
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.33
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
7
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
13.32
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
58.58
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
112.5
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
110.06
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
62.5
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
31.95
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.5
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
10.65
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.6
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-4.66
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.91
3.39
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.78
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
55.03
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
287.5
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
223.67
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
2.68
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
37.5
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
31.95
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug McWeeny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100