Tom Acker vs. Charley Wilson — Career Comparison

Tom Acker
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charley Wilson
Lost GenerationVirginiaNorth AmericaColumbus BuckeyesNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charley Wilson 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. Charley Wilson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.02 and WHIP 1.353 compared to 4.12 and 1.407 for Tom Acker. By the career numbers, Charley Wilson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Acker and Charley Wilson

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.44
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.11
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.47
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.64
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.42
42.42
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
4.12
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
4.02
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
805
27
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
268.1
9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
8.64
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
10.3
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.3
10.3
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.02
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.34
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
3.55
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.88
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
6.06
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
2.62
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.068
1.068
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.499
0.499
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1629
38.55
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1146
38.44
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.83
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.28
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
5.06
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.31
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.57
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1462
34.6
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
35.12
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.44
38.44

Fielding Stats for Tom Acker and Charley Wilson

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.44
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.11
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
805
27
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
268.1
9
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.45
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.16
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.75
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.63
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.22
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.61
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.02
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.093
2.093
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Acker and Charley Wilson

Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
956.25
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
44
258.82
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
96
600
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
600
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
77
481.25
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
570.59
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
70.59
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
70.59
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
7
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.83
10.78
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
70.59
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
112.5
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
94.12
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
62.5
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.65
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.5
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
41.18
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-4.66
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.14
-0.8
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.53
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
46
287.5
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
2.09
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
37.5
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.88
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA