Jack Aker vs. Pete Alexander — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pete Alexander
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Pete Alexander 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. Pete Alexander posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.56 and WHIP 1.121 compared to 3.28 and 1.369 for Jack Aker. By the career numbers, Pete Alexander had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Aker and Pete Alexander

Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
1.21
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
599
1.04
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.57
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.65
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
0.36
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.09
51.09
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.2
64.2
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.06
86.06
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
0.76
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.16
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.06
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
3.28
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1476
2.56
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15570
27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5190
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
8.19
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
4868
8.44
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.77
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.28
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
3.31
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
951
1.65
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
4.87
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2198
3.81
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.607
0.607
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.07
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.12
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3144
37.93
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20928
36.29
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.14
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
3.76
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1851
3.21
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.278
1.278
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2786
33.61
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19907
34.52
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.93
37.93
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.29
36.29

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Pete Alexander

Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
27
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746.2
9
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.78
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.01
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1419
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.89
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1633
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.8
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1608
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.47
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.469
0.469
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.307
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Pete Alexander

Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
496
2861.54
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
703
213.35
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
104
600
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1977
600
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
92
530.77
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1810
549.32
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
114.72
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
89.23
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
18.21
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.95
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.34
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
25.49
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
4.66
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123.77
37.56
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
497
150.83
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
138.69
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.31
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
46.74
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.08
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
49.47
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
92.87
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.13
-23.83
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129.91
39.43
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.61
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
23.37
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
294.23
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
276
83.76
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
2.04
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.16
7.16
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
26.71
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.91
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.52
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.43
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.5
37.5