Jack Aker vs. Jim Davis — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Davis
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Davis 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 4.01 and 1.408 for Jim Davis. 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 Jim Davis

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
3.41
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.86
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.58
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.09
51.09
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
48
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.32
25.32
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.22
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.28
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
4.01
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1219
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
406.1
9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
8.19
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383
8.48
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.48
8.48
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.93
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
3.31
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
3.96
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.22
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
4.87
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
4.36
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.925
0.925
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3144
37.93
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1744
38.63
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.33
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.76
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
4.63
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.383
1.383
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2786
33.61
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1554
34.42
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Jim Davis

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
3.41
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.86
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1219
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
406.1
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.78
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.44
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.01
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.66
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.89
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
2.17
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.8
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
2.1
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.94
96.94
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.617
0.617
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.32
25.32
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Jim Davis

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
2861.54
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
154
796.55
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
104
600
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
600
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
530.77
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
512.07
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
46.55
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
46.55
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
4.66
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.64
8.49
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.92
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
46.55
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
103.45
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.31
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
36.21
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.17
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.38
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.13
-23.83
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.93
-4.8
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
56.9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
294.23
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
279.31
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
2.04
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Jim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
31.03
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA