Jack Aker vs. Bill Doak — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Doak
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Doak 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. Bill Doak posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.98 and WHIP 1.267 compared to 3.28 and 1.369 for Jack Aker. By the career numbers, Bill Doak had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Aker and Bill Doak

Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
1.47
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.19
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
0.55
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.51
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.09
51.09
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.84
51.84
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.24
81.24
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.52
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.11
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.05
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
3.28
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
920
2.98
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8348
27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.2
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
8.19
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Innings
2676
8.66
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.66
8.66
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.77
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.23
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
3.31
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
2.75
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
4.87
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1014
3.28
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.12
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.21
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3144
37.93
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11582
37.46
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.76
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1184
3.83
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.278
1.278
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.268
1.268
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2786
33.61
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10666
34.5
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.93
37.93
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.46
37.46

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Bill Doak

Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
27
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746.2
9
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.78
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.01
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
934
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.89
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1080
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.8
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1037
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.02
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.469
0.469
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.289
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Doak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Bill Doak

Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
2861.54
Bill Doak
Career
Per 600 PA
453
269.64
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
104
600
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1008
600
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
92
530.77
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
905
538.69
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
68.45
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
55.95
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
8.93
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.98
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.6
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
12.5
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bill Doak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
4.66
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.58
14.04
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
85.12
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
87.5
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.31
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
23.81
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
17.86
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
41.07
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.13
-23.83
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
1.6
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.19
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
17.86
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Doak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
294.23
Bill Doak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
332
197.62
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
2.04
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.04
3.04
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
42.26
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Doak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Bill Doak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Doak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Doak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Doak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Doak
Career
Per 600 PA