Jack Aker vs. George Darrow — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
George Darrow
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

George Darrow 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 5.51 and 1.735 for George Darrow. 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 George Darrow

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
3.12
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.47
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.1
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.09
51.09
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.28
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.51
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
9
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
8.19
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
10.47
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.47
10.47
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.77
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.73
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
3.31
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.14
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
4.87
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.57
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.55
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.48
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.73
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3144
37.93
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
41.51
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.92
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.76
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.8
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.735
1.735
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2786
33.61
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
35.63
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.51
41.51

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and George Darrow

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
27
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746.2
9
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.78
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.01
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.89
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.8
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.469
0.469
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.824
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Darrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and George Darrow

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
George Darrow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
2861.54
George Darrow
Career
Per 600 PA
17
536.84
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
George Darrow
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
530.77
George Darrow
Career
Per 600 PA
15
473.68
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.632
0.632
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
George Darrow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.85
George Darrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
George Darrow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
George Darrow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
4.66
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.73
54.73
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
George Darrow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
George Darrow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.31
George Darrow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
George Darrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
George Darrow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.13
-23.83
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
44.13
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
George Darrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
51
294.23
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
2.04
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
George Darrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
George Darrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
George Darrow
Career
Per 600 PA