Tom Acker vs. Pete Vuckovich — Career Comparison

Tom Acker
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pete Vuckovich
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young Award

Pete Vuckovich 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. Pete Vuckovich posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.393 compared to 4.12 and 1.407 for Tom Acker. By the career numbers, Pete Vuckovich had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Acker and Pete Vuckovich

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.77
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.15
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.58
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.43
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.41
57.41
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.03
65.03
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
4.12
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
3.66
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1455.1
9
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
8.64
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1454
8.99
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.02
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.66
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
3.55
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
3.37
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.18
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
6.06
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
882
5.45
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.068
1.068
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.981
0.981
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.28
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.22
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1629
38.55
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6189
38.27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.83
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.41
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
4.28
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
4.11
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.41
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.25
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.77
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.374
1.374
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1462
34.6
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5501
34.02
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27

Fielding Stats for Tom Acker and Pete Vuckovich

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.77
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.15
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1455.1
9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.54
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.16
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.37
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.63
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
2.04
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.61
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.91
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.64
93.64
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.03
65.03
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Acker and Pete Vuckovich

Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
956.25
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
724.05
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
96
600
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
600
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
77
481.25
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
526.58
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
83.54
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
65.82
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.72
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.72
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
7
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.36
16.09
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
101.27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
112.5
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
91.14
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
62.5
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
37.97
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.5
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.91
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
70.89
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-4.66
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
8.22
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.59
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
287.5
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
124.05
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.84
4.84
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
37.5
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
60.76
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.06
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.59
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100