Jack Aker vs. Lance Dickson — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lance Dickson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lance Dickson 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 7.24 and 1.829 for Lance Dickson. 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 Dickson

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Lance Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.09
51.09
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.28
Lance Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
7.24
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.93
6.93
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
8.19
Lance Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
13.17
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.17
13.17
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Lance Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.32
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
3.31
Lance Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.63
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
Lance Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Lance Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
4.87
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.63
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Lance Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.585
0.585
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Lance Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Lance Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3144
37.93
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
40.17
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.76
Lance Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.9
7.9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.39
Lance Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.32
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Lance Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.32
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.756
1.756
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2786
33.61
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
35.56
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Lance Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.17
40.17

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Lance Dickson

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.78
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
2.01
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.95
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Lance Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
2.89
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.61
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
2.8
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.61
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Lance Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Lance Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.24
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Lance Dickson

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
2861.54
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
530.77
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.38
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.85
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
4.66
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.92
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.92
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.31
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.38
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.13
-23.83
Lance Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
51
294.23
Lance Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
2.04
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Lance Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA