Jack Aker vs. Bill Dillman — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Dillman
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Dillman 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 4.54 and 1.293 for Bill Dillman. 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 Bill Dillman

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
2.91
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.87
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.41
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Bill Dillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.7
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.09
51.09
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.28
Bill Dillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
4.54
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
154.2
9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
8.19
Bill Dillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
8.32
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Bill Dillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.99
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
3.31
Bill Dillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.97
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
Bill Dillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Bill Dillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
4.87
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
5
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Bill Dillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bill Dillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.886
0.886
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Bill Dillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.58
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Bill Dillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3144
37.93
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
637
37.07
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.93
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.76
Bill Dillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.6
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Bill Dillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Bill Dillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.278
1.278
Bill Dillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2786
33.61
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
577
33.58
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.93
37.93
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.07
37.07

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Bill Dillman

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
2.9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.87
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.78
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.58
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.01
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.22
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Bill Dillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.89
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.8
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.8
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.8
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Bill Dillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Bill Dillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Bill Dillman

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
2861.54
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 600 PA
51
827.03
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
530.77
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
535.14
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Bill Dillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Bill Dillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.81
4.66
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
11.01
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Bill Dillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Bill Dillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bill Dillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Bill Dillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Bill Dillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Bill Dillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.31
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.38
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.13
-23.83
Bill Dillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
1.46
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
51
294.23
Bill Dillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
275.68
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
2.04
Bill Dillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.18
2.18
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
57.69
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Bill Dillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Dillman
Career
Per 600 PA