Jack Aker vs. Lance Davis — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lance Davis
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lance 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 4.74 and 1.486 for Lance 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 Lance Davis

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.69
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.69
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.57
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.68
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.34
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.09
51.09
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.28
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4.74
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
106.1
9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
8.19
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.5
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.02
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
3.31
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.88
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
4.87
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
4.49
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3144
37.93
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
39.02
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.76
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
5.08
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.34
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.93
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.486
1.486
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2786
33.61
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
35.72
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.02
39.02

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Lance Davis

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.69
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.69
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
106.1
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.78
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.51
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.01
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.95
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.89
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.54
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.8
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.45
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Lance Davis

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
2861.54
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
21
340.54
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
530.77
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
535.14
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.81
4.66
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
9.64
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.31
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
23.08
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.13
-23.83
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.47
-7.61
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
51
294.23
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
243.24
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
2.04
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
2.47
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
57.69
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA