Jack Aker vs. Andy Coakley — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Andy Coakley
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Andy Coakley 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. Andy Coakley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.35 and WHIP 1.245 compared to 3.28 and 1.369 for Jack Aker. By the career numbers, Andy Coakley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Aker and Andy Coakley

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
1.26
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.04
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.49
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.5
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.09
51.09
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.57
49.57
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.67
82.67
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.73
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
3.28
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
2.35
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
8.19
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1021
8.57
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.77
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
3.31
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
2.64
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
4.87
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
3.59
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
0.692
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.13
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.22
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3144
37.93
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4326
36.31
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
3.76
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
3.66
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.278
1.278
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2786
33.61
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3986
33.45
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.93
37.93
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.31
36.31

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Andy Coakley

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
1.27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.99
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3180
27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1060
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.78
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.38
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
2.01
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
2.21
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.18
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.89
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
2.77
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.8
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
2.59
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.56
93.56
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.033
2.033
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
78
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Andy Coakley

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
2861.54
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
150
228.43
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
104
600
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
394
600
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
92
530.77
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
359
546.7
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
63.96
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
57.87
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
4.57
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
6.09
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
4.66
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.69
11.71
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
71.57
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
89.85
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.31
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
21.32
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
9.14
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.38
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
30.46
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.13
-23.83
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.73
-2.63
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.89
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
294.23
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
158
240.61
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
2.04
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.49
2.49
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
27.41
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Coakley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100