Jack Aker vs. Tom Lanning — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Lanning
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Lanning 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 6.43 and 1.571 for Tom Lanning. 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 Tom Lanning

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.86
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.09
51.09
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.28
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
6.43
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
8.19
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
11.57
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.77
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
3.31
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
4.87
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3144
37.93
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
42.43
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.76
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.571
1.571
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2786
33.61
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
39.86
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Tom Lanning

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
27
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746.2
9
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.78
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.01
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.89
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.8
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.469
0.469
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Tom Lanning

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
2861.54
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1800
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
530.77
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
4.66
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.31
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.38
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.13
-23.83
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
51
294.23
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
2.04
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA