Jack Aker vs. Bill Drake — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Drake
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Drake 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 3.69 and 1.393 for Bill Drake. 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 Drake

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
1.36
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.05
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.57
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.58
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.51
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.09
51.09
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.02
53.02
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.42
77.42
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.72
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.28
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
3.69
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3704
27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1234.2
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
8.19
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1298
9.46
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.77
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.21
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
3.31
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
3.08
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
4.87
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
4.05
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.23
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3144
37.93
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4862
35.44
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.76
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
654
4.77
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.39
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.04
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.66
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.393
1.393
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2786
33.61
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4267
31.1
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.93
37.93
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.44
35.44

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Bill Drake

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
1.52
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.14
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3358
27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1119.1
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.78
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
2.01
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
3.41
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.28
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
2.89
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
4
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
2.8
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
3.71
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.96
92.96
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.444
2.444
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.13
75.13
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Bill Drake

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
2861.54
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
194
220.04
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
104
600
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
600
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
92
530.77
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
470
533.08
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
105.48
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
81.66
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
13.61
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
23.82
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
4.66
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.61
42.66
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
146.31
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
148.58
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.31
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
55.58
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.08
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
55.58
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
104.35
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.13
-23.83
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.56
44.87
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
36.29
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
51
294.23
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.54
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
2.04
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132.25
132.25
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
23.82
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100