Jack Aker vs. Cal Dorsett — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal Dorsett
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cal Dorsett 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 11.85 and 2.780 for Cal Dorsett. 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 Cal Dorsett

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
5.27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.32
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.09
51.09
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.28
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
11.85
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.85
11.85
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.3
12.3
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.385
0.385
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
8.19
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
16.46
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.46
16.46
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.32
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
3.31
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
8.56
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.56
8.56
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
4.87
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.95
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3144
37.93
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
51.37
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.63
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.76
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
13.17
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.17
13.17
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.781
2.781
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2786
33.61
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
42.8
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
0.404
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.37
51.37

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Cal Dorsett

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
27
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746.2
9
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.78
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.01
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.89
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.8
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.469
0.469
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Cal Dorsett

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
2861.54
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1600
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
530.77
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.38
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.85
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
4.66
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.92
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.92
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.31
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
23.08
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.13
-23.83
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.17
-33.76
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
51
294.23
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
2.04
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
57.69
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Cal Dorsett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Dorsett
Career
Per 600 PA