Tom Acker vs. Russ Ortiz — Career Comparison

Tom Acker
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Russ Ortiz
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Russ Ortiz 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 4.51 and 1.514 for Russ Ortiz. 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 Russ Ortiz

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
1.68
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.44
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.61
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.48
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.94
55.94
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
4.12
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
832
4.51
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4984
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1661.1
9
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
8.64
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1618
8.77
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.77
8.77
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.02
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
0.97
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.55
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
860
4.66
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.2
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
6.06
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1192
6.46
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.46
6.46
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.068
1.068
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.235
1.235
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.31
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.24
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1629
38.55
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7316
39.63
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.83
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.28
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
903
4.89
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.42
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.3
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.75
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
1.492
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1462
34.6
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6278
34.01
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Tom Acker and Russ Ortiz

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
1.68
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.44
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4984
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1661.1
9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.57
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.16
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
1.45
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.63
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.05
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.61
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
2.02
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.55
98.55
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.68
98.68
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Acker and Russ Ortiz

Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
956.25
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
316
311.84
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
96
600
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
608
600
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
77
481.25
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
507
500.33
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
102.63
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
73.03
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
22.7
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.91
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
29.61
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
7
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.39
38.87
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
146.05
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
18
112.5
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
139.14
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.549
0.549
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
62.5
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
44.41
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.5
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
48.36
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
12
75
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
85.86
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-4.66
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.7
39.18
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.97
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
34.54
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
287.5
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
133.22
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
37.5
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
59.21
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.95
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
9
8.88
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA