Jack Aker vs. Pat Darcy — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pat Darcy
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Pat Darcy 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 4.15 and 1.570 for Pat Darcy. 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 Pat Darcy

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
2.12
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Darcy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.35
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.57
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.68
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Pat Darcy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.39
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.09
51.09
Pat Darcy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Darcy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Darcy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.28
Pat Darcy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
4.15
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Pat Darcy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
560
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
186.2
9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
8.19
Pat Darcy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
9.26
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.77
Pat Darcy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.39
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Pat Darcy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
3.31
Pat Darcy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
4.29
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
Pat Darcy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.58
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
4.87
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
3.62
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Pat Darcy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.879
0.879
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Pat Darcy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Pat Darcy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3144
37.93
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
39.44
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.76
Pat Darcy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
4.24
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.39
Pat Darcy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Pat Darcy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Pat Darcy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.96
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.505
1.505
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2786
33.61
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
710
34.23
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Pat Darcy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.44
39.44

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Pat Darcy

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
2.12
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Darcy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.35
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
560
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
186.2
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.78
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.01
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.35
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Pat Darcy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.89
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.93
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.8
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.78
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.5
92.5
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Pat Darcy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.841
0.841
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Darcy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Pat Darcy

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
2861.54
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 600 PA
44
394.03
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 600 PA
67
600
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
530.77
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
546.27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Pat Darcy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Pat Darcy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
62.69
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Pat Darcy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
4.66
Pat Darcy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.15
10.31
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
71.64
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
80.6
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Pat Darcy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Pat Darcy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Pat Darcy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Pat Darcy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Pat Darcy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Pat Darcy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.31
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.87
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.38
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
35.82
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.13
-23.83
Pat Darcy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.73
-6.56
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Pat Darcy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.91
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
51
294.23
Pat Darcy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
268.66
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
2.04
Pat Darcy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
2.23
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Pat Darcy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
35.82
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Pat Darcy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Darcy
Career
Per 600 PA