Tom Acker vs. Dan Petry — Career Comparison

Tom Acker
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dan Petry
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dan Petry 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. Dan Petry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.95 and WHIP 1.399 compared to 4.12 and 1.407 for Tom Acker. By the career numbers, Dan Petry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Acker and Dan Petry

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
1.6
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.3
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.54
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.45
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.59
54.59
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.08
81.08
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.22
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
4.12
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
3.95
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6241
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080.1
9
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
8.64
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1984
8.58
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.58
8.58
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.02
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
0.94
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.55
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
852
3.69
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.32
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
6.06
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1063
4.6
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.068
1.068
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.921
0.921
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.33
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1629
38.55
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8860
38.33
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.83
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.1
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.28
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1025
4.43
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.29
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.25
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.363
1.363
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1462
34.6
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7837
33.9
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33

Fielding Stats for Tom Acker and Dan Petry

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
1.6
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.3
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6241
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080.1
9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.1
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.16
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.45
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.63
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
2.61
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.61
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
2.56
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.01
98.01
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.597
1.597
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.08
81.08
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.16
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Acker and Dan Petry

Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
153
956.25
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
44400
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
600
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
481.25
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.12
7
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
112.5
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
62.5
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.5
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
75
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-4.66
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
23.33
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
46
287.5
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
2.09
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
37.5
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA