Jack Aker vs. Bert Cole — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bert Cole 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 4.67 and 1.593 for Bert Cole. 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 Bert Cole

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
2.63
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.68
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.42
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.09
51.09
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.99
25.99
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.28
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
4.67
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
8.19
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.77
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
3.31
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
230
3.42
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
4.87
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3144
37.93
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2742
40.75
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.23
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.76
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
5.84
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2786
33.61
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493
37.05
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Bert Cole

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746.2
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.78
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.01
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.89
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.8
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.469
0.469
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Bert Cole

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
2861.54
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
202
536.28
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
104
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
92
530.77
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
544.25
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.96
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
4.66
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
164.6
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.31
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.08
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.13
-23.83
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.31
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
51
294.23
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.58
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
2.04
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
6.28
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
8
21.24
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50