Tom Acker vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Tom Acker
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Ricks
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bill Ricks 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. Bill Ricks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.23 and WHIP 1.329 compared to 4.12 and 1.407 for Tom Acker. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Acker and Bill Ricks

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.33
58.33
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
4.12
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
8.64
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
8.68
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.02
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
3.55
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
6.06
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.068
1.068
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1629
38.55
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.83
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
4.28
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.26
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1462
34.6
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Tom Acker and Bill Ricks

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.66
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.45
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.16
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.63
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.61
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.37
95.37
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Acker and Bill Ricks

Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
956.25
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
96
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
77
481.25
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
7
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
18
112.5
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
62.5
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.5
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
12
75
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-4.66
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
46
287.5
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
2.09
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
37.5
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA