Tom Acker vs. Jake Peavy — Career Comparison

Tom Acker
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jake Peavy
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Jake Peavy 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. Jake Peavy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.63 and WHIP 1.213 compared to 4.12 and 1.407 for Tom Acker. By the career numbers, Jake Peavy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Acker and Jake Peavy

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.47
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.58
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.48
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.68
54.68
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
4.12
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
960
3.63
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
8.64
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2134
8.08
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.02
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
0.98
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
3.55
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
2.68
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
6.06
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2207
8.36
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.068
1.068
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.17
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.3
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1629
38.55
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9838
37.25
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.83
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
4.28
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
3.83
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.24
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.23
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.63
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1462
34.6
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8927
33.8
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25

Fielding Stats for Tom Acker and Jake Peavy

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.47
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.43
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2377
9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.69
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.16
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
1.02
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.63
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
1.78
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.61
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.72
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.59
96.59
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Acker and Jake Peavy

Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
956.25
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
394.31
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
96
600
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
600
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
77
481.25
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
519
520.74
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
87.29
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
66.22
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.06
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.01
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.07
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
7
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.94
24.02
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
115.38
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
112.5
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
112.37
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
62.5
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
48.16
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.5
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
33.11
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
12
75
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78.26
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-4.66
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.53
18.59
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.01
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
22.07
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
287.5
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
165.55
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
3.62
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
37.5
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
52.17
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.02
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Peavy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.01
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Peavy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0