Tom Acker vs. Jimmy Nelson — Career Comparison

Tom Acker
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jimmy Nelson
MillenialOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jimmy Nelson 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 a career ERA of 4.12 against Jimmy Nelson's 4.12, with WHIP of 1.407 and 1.365 respectively. The raw numbers call this too close to separate — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Acker and Jimmy Nelson

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
2
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.46
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.65
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.46
41.46
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.47
73.47
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
4.12
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
4.12
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
8.64
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
643
8.74
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.02
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.94
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
3.55
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
3.44
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
6.06
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
8.45
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.068
1.068
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.4
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.72
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1629
38.55
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2856
38.81
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.83
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.28
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
4.63
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.23
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.22
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.99
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1462
34.6
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2517
34.2
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Tom Acker and Jimmy Nelson

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
2
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.45
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.16
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.96
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.63
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
1.52
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.61
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.39
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.07
91.07
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.694
0.694
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.47
73.47
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Acker and Jimmy Nelson

Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
956.25
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
147
424.04
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
96
600
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
600
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
77
481.25
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
550.96
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
54.81
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
49.04
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.77
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.77
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
7
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.3
6.64
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
60.58
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
112.5
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
66.35
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
62.5
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.65
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.5
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
20.19
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
28.85
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.75
-4.66
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.8
-16.72
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.54
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
287.5
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
116
334.62
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
2.09
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
37.5
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
37.5
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA