Jack Aker vs. Jack Jenkins — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Jenkins
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Jenkins 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 4.73 and 1.763 for Jack Jenkins. 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 Jack Jenkins

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.7
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.01
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.09
51.09
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.28
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.73
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
8.19
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.45
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2.03
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
3.31
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
6.41
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
4.87
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.4
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3144
37.93
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
40.5
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.76
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.73
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.763
1.763
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2786
33.61
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
34.09
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Jack Jenkins

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.7
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.01
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.78
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.01
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.89
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.36
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.8
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.03
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.24
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Jack Jenkins

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
2861.54
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
8
685.71
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
530.77
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.81
4.66
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
10.96
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.31
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.38
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.13
-23.83
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.07
-6
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
294.23
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
2.04
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Jack Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA