Jack Aker vs. Pete Donohue — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pete Donohue
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Pete Donohue 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 3.87 and 1.354 for Pete Donohue. 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 Pete Donohue

Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
1.47
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.15
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.57
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.57
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.5
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.09
51.09
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.17
53.17
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.49
78.49
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.58
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.28
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
909
3.87
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6337
27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2112.1
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
8.19
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
2439
10.39
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.77
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
3.31
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.8
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
4.87
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
571
2.43
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.2
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3144
37.93
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9055
38.58
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.76
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1082
4.61
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2786
33.61
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8587
36.59
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.58
38.58

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Pete Donohue

Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
27
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746.2
9
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.78
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.01
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
499
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.89
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
599
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.8
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.16
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.469
0.469
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.657
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Pete Donohue

Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
2861.54
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
346
260.15
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
104
600
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
798
600
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
92
530.77
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
732
550.38
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.602
0.602
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
135.34
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
115.04
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
12.78
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.01
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.51
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
20.3
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
4.66
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.76
44.93
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
167.67
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
153.38
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.31
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
33.08
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.08
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
65.41
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
93.98
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.13
-23.83
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.91
52.56
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.26
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
15.79
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
294.23
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
58.65
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
2.04
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.23
10.23
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
31.58
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.5
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.26
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33