Tom Acker vs. Sean Newcomb — Career Comparison

Tom Acker
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sean Newcomb
MillenialMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sean Newcomb 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 4.2 and 1.469 for Sean Newcomb. 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 Sean Newcomb

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
3.62
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.84
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.12
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.52
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.52
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.15
29.15
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
4.12
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
4.2
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1570
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523.1
9
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
8.64
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
8.43
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.02
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.98
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.55
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
4.59
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
6.06
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
9.1
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.068
1.068
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.521
1.521
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.38
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.4
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1629
38.55
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2296
39.49
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.83
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.45
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.28
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
4.52
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.77
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1462
34.6
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1981
34.07
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.49
39.49

Fielding Stats for Tom Acker and Sean Newcomb

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
3.62
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.84
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.12
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1570
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523.1
9
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.45
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.16
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.15
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.63
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.34
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.61
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.29
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.15
96.15
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.444
0.444
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.15
29.15
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Acker and Sean Newcomb

Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
153
956.25
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
1365.31
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
96
600
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
600
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
77
481.25
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
495.92
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
31.25
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
3
18.37
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
31.25
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.24
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.12
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.12
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
7
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
1.57
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
31.25
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
4
24.49
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
112.5
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
6
36.73
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
62.5
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
4
24.49
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.5
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.12
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
5
30.61
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.75
-4.66
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.5
-33.68
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
3
18.37
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
287.5
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
57
348.98
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
2.09
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
1.72
1.72
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
37.5
Sean Newcomb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
85.71
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.12
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean Newcomb
Career
Per 600 PA