Jack Aker vs. Vic Aldridge — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Vic Aldridge
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Vic Aldridge built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Aker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Aker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.28 and WHIP 1.369 compared to 3.76 and 1.364 for Vic Aldridge. By the career numbers, Jack Aker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Aker and Vic Aldridge

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Vic Aldridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Vic Aldridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
1.39
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
1.15
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.55
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Vic Aldridge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.45
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.09
51.09
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.8
54.8
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.66
82.66
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.57
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
Vic Aldridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.28
Vic Aldridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
668
3.76
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Vic Aldridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Vic Aldridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Vic Aldridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4802
27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1600.2
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
8.19
Vic Aldridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1671
9.4
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Vic Aldridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.77
Vic Aldridge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.49
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Vic Aldridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
3.31
Vic Aldridge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
2.88
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
4.87
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
2.96
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Vic Aldridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Vic Aldridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.649
0.649
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Vic Aldridge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.13
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.22
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Aldridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3144
37.93
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6852
38.53
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
Vic Aldridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.16
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.76
Vic Aldridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
785
4.41
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Vic Aldridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Vic Aldridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Vic Aldridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.364
1.364
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2786
33.61
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6301
35.43
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Vic Aldridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Vic Aldridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Vic Aldridge

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Vic Aldridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Vic Aldridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Aldridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
27
Vic Aldridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746.2
9
Vic Aldridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.78
Vic Aldridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.01
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Vic Aldridge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.89
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.8
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.94
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.469
0.469
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.532
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Aldridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Vic Aldridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Aldridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Aldridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Aldridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Aldridge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Vic Aldridge

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Vic Aldridge
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
2861.54
Vic Aldridge
Career
Per 600 PA
248
238.84
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
104
600
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
623
600
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
92
530.77
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
581
559.55
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
128.09
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
108.83
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
13.48
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.85
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.93
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
19.26
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Vic Aldridge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
4.66
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.53
37.11
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
155.06
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
137.72
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.31
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
44.3
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.08
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
57.78
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
100.16
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.13
-23.83
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.51
42.87
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Vic Aldridge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
9.63
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Aldridge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
51
294.23
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
39.49
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
2.04
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.2
15.2
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
30.82
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Aldridge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.93
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Aldridge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.93
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Aldridge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100