Fritz Ackley vs. Lance McCullers — Career Comparison

Fritz Ackley
Silent GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lance McCullers
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fritz Ackley built a career as a starting pitcher and Lance McCullers as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lance McCullers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.25 and WHIP 1.370 compared to 4.19 and 1.448 for Fritz Ackley. By the career numbers, Lance McCullers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fritz Ackley and Lance McCullers

Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.33
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
5.23
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.86
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.48
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.46
47.46
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.67
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
4.19
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.25
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.233
0.233
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
27
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1579
27
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.1
9
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526.1
9
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
7.91
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
7.3
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.86
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.8
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.12
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
4.31
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.72
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
7.91
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
7.56
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.56
7.56
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.448
1.448
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.319
1.319
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.36
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
39.1
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2221
37.98
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.65
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
4.66
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.74
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.448
1.448
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
33.98
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1912
32.69
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.1
39.1
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98

Fielding Stats for Fritz Ackley and Lance McCullers

Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.33
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
5.23
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.86
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
27
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1579
27
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.1
9
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526.1
9
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.56
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.79
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.15
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.79
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
1.88
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.79
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.71
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fritz Ackley and Lance McCullers

Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
3172.88
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
600
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
514.29
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
488.14
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.929
0.929
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
50.85
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
30.51
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
20.34
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
20.34
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
118.33
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.73
17.63
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
71.19
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
101.69
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.929
0.929
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
40.68
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
91.53
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
108.42
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
6.14
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
50.85
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
233.9
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Fritz Ackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
61.02
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Fritz Ackley
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100