Jack Aker vs. Al Jackson — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Jackson
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Jackson 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. Al Jackson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 107 vs 76), walk avoidance (BB%+ 112 vs 100), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 95 vs 88). Jack Aker held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 86 vs 76). Role difference aside, Al Jackson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jack Aker and Al Jackson

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
1.96
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.19
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.43
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.64
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.09
51.09
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.36
40.36
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.93
60.93
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.35
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.28
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
614
3.98
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4168
27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1389.1
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
8.19
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1449
9.39
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.77
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.74
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
3.31
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
2.64
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
4.87
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
738
4.78
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
0.824
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.23
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.25
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3144
37.93
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5942
38.49
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.76
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
725
4.7
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.336
1.336
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2786
33.61
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5496
35.6
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Al Jackson

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
1.96
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.19
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4168
27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1389.1
9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.78
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.73
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
2.01
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
2.01
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.13
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.89
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
2.88
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.8
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
2.75
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.5
95.5
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.404
1.404
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.93
60.93
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.12
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Al Jackson

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
2861.54
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
373
468.2
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
104
600
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
478
600
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
92
530.77
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
546.03
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
86.61
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
65.27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
17.57
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.51
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.26
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.34
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
4.66
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.06
20.16
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
112.97
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
104.18
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.31
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
46.44
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.08
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
28.87
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
74.06
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.13
-23.83
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.53
10.71
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.26
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.32
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
294.23
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
194.56
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
2.04
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.08
3.08
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
32.64
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.77
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Al Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.04
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.51
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.26
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.77
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67