Jack Aker vs. Ed Durham — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Durham
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Durham 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 4.45 and 1.370 for Ed Durham. 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 Ed Durham

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
2.01
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.41
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.62
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.09
51.09
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.73
39.73
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.65
49.65
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.32
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.28
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
4.45
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1925
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
641.2
9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
8.19
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
9.5
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.77
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.63
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
3.31
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2.83
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
4.87
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
2.86
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.633
0.633
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.21
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3144
37.93
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2769
38.84
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.6
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.76
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
5.05
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2786
33.61
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2552
35.79
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.84
38.84

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Ed Durham

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
27
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746.2
9
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.78
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.01
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.89
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.8
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.469
0.469
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.007
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Ed Durham

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
2861.54
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
145
388.39
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
104
600
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
600
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
92
530.77
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
541.07
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
64.29
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.93
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.36
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.36
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
4.66
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.23
11.33
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
69.64
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
91.07
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.31
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.43
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.08
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.79
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
48.21
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.13
-23.83
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.53
-1.42
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.79
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
294.23
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
168.75
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
2.04
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
3.56
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
32.14
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA