Tom Acker vs. Marty Pattin — Career Comparison

Tom Acker
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Marty Pattin
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Marty Pattin 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. Marty Pattin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.62 and WHIP 1.281 compared to 4.12 and 1.407 for Tom Acker. By the career numbers, Marty Pattin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Acker and Marty Pattin

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
2.1
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.99
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.5
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.48
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.12
51.12
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.16
47.16
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.28
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
4.12
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
820
3.62
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6116
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2038.2
9
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
8.64
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1933
8.53
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.02
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.92
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
3.55
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
2.66
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.33
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
6.06
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179
5.2
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.068
1.068
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.16
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.2
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1629
38.55
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8501
37.53
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.83
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.53
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
4.28
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
905
4
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.28
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.25
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.37
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1462
34.6
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7732
34.13
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.53
37.53

Fielding Stats for Tom Acker and Marty Pattin

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
2.1
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.99
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6116
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2038.2
9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.54
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.16
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.21
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.63
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.81
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.61
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.75
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.59
96.59
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.836
0.836
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.16
47.16
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Acker and Marty Pattin

Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
956.25
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
487
842.07
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
96
600
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
600
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
77
481.25
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
534.29
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
65.71
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
51.87
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.37
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.46
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.83
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
7
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.01
13.84
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
86.46
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
112.5
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
81.27
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
62.5
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
25.94
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.5
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
34.58
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
57.06
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-4.66
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.4
-2.43
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.73
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
8
13.83
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
287.5
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
188.47
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.18
3.18
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
37.5
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
48.41
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.92
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Pattin
Career
Per 600 PA