Jack Aker vs. Joe Dobson — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Dobson
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Dobson 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 3.62 and 1.336 for Joe Dobson. 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 Joe Dobson

Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
1.72
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.13
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.57
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
0.57
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.43
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.09
51.09
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.08
57.08
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.94
65.94
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.46
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.28
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
874
3.62
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6510
27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2170
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
8.19
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2048
8.49
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.77
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.57
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
3.31
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
851
3.53
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
4.87
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
992
4.11
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.849
0.849
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.23
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3144
37.93
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9159
37.99
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.35
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.76
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
981
4.07
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.336
1.336
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2786
33.61
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8298
34.42
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.99
37.99

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Joe Dobson

Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
5.97
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
1397.25
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.78
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
425.25
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
2.01
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1150.88
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
37.13
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
2.89
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1613.25
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
2.8
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
1576.13
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.7
97.7
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.128
1.128
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.24
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
81
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Joe Dobson

Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
2861.54
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
414
302.19
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
104
600
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
822
600
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
530.77
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
697
508.76
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
77.37
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
70.07
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
5.11
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.46
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
7.3
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
4.66
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.74
20.25
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
88.32
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
121.9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.31
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
33.58
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.08
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
25.55
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
57.66
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.13
-23.83
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.67
17.27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
5.11
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
39.42
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
294.23
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
244
178.1
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
2.04
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.37
3.37
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
46.72
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.11
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100