Jack Aker vs. Art Delaney — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Art Delaney
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Art Delaney 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 4.26 and 1.448 for Art Delaney. 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 Art Delaney

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
2.1
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.97
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.69
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.09
51.09
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.27
46.27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.38
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.28
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
4.26
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
862
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
287.1
9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
8.19
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
9.99
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.99
9.99
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.77
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.53
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
3.31
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.04
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
4.87
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
2
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3144
37.93
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1264
39.59
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.69
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.76
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
5.11
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.448
1.448
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2786
33.61
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1165
36.49
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.59
39.59

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Art Delaney

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
27
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746.2
9
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.78
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.01
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.89
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.8
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.51
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.469
0.469
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.269
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Delaney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Art Delaney

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Art Delaney
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
2861.54
Art Delaney
Career
Per 600 PA
67
406.06
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Art Delaney
Career
Per 600 PA
99
600
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
530.77
Art Delaney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
551.52
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
84.85
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
78.79
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Art Delaney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Delaney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.06
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Art Delaney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.06
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Art Delaney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
4.66
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.8
23.04
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
103.03
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
115.15
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Art Delaney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.31
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
48.48
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Art Delaney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.12
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
54.55
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.13
-23.83
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
17.46
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Art Delaney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
30.3
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Delaney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
51
294.23
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
78.79
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
2.04
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.62
7.62
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Art Delaney
Career
Per 600 PA
3
18.18
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Delaney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Art Delaney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Delaney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Delaney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Delaney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Art Delaney
Career
Per 600 PA