Tom Acker vs. Bob Sebra — Career Comparison

Tom Acker
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob Sebra
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bob Sebra 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 4.71 and 1.497 for Bob Sebra. 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 Bob Sebra

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
2.31
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.28
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.45
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.37
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.71
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.09
34.09
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.32
55.32
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
4.12
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
4.71
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1100
27
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
366.2
9
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
8.64
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
392
9.62
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.62
9.62
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.02
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.91
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.55
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
3.66
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.2
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
6.06
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
6.9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.9
6.9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.068
1.068
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.32
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.37
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1629
38.55
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1626
39.91
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.83
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.32
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.28
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
5.2
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.54
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.54
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.49
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.476
1.476
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1462
34.6
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1418
34.81
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91

Fielding Stats for Tom Acker and Bob Sebra

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
2.31
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.28
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1100
27
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
366.2
9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.59
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.16
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.06
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.63
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.77
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.61
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.64
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.06
93.06
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.713
0.713
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.32
55.32
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Acker and Bob Sebra

Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
956.25
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
95
537.74
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
96
600
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
600
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
77
481.25
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
543.4
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
79.25
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
67.92
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.32
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.32
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
7
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
16.42
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
90.57
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
112.5
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
107.55
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
62.5
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
4
22.64
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.5
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.66
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.3
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-4.66
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
8.24
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.3
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
46
287.5
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
152.83
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
37.5
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.3
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.66
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA