Tom Acker vs. Kid Speer — Career Comparison

Tom Acker
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kid Speer
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kid Speer 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. Kid Speer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.83 and WHIP 1.323 compared to 4.12 and 1.407 for Tom Acker. By the career numbers, Kid Speer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Acker and Kid Speer

Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.41
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.94
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.47
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.47
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.47
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
4.12
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.83
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
27
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.1
9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
8.64
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
10.38
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.02
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
3.55
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.53
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
6.06
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.41
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.068
1.068
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.47
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.4
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.47
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1629
38.55
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
37.38
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.83
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.28
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.6
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1462
34.6
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
35.37
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.38
37.38

Fielding Stats for Tom Acker and Kid Speer

Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.42
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.95
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
27
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
9
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.47
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.16
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.55
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
1.63
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
4.26
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.61
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.03
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.833
2.833
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Speer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Acker and Kid Speer

Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
956.25
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
13
288.89
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
600
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
481.25
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
555.56
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.12
7
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
18.52
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
112.5
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
111.11
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
62.5
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.5
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-4.66
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
5.95
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
46
287.5
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
133.33
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
37.5
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Kid Speer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kid Speer
Career
Per 600 PA