Jack Aker vs. Phil Leftwich — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Leftwich
Gen XVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Phil Leftwich 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 4.99 and 1.460 for Phil Leftwich. 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 Phil Leftwich

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.51
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Leftwich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.51
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Phil Leftwich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.76
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.09
51.09
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.62
34.62
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Leftwich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Leftwich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.28
Phil Leftwich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
4.99
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
606
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
8.19
Phil Leftwich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
9.8
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Phil Leftwich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.98
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
3.31
Phil Leftwich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
3.21
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
Phil Leftwich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Phil Leftwich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
4.87
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
4.54
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Phil Leftwich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.861
0.861
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Phil Leftwich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Phil Leftwich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3144
37.93
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
877
39.07
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.76
Phil Leftwich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.3
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Phil Leftwich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.22
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Phil Leftwich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.58
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.446
1.446
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2786
33.61
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
35.15
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Phil Leftwich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.07
39.07

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Phil Leftwich

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.51
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Leftwich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.51
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
606
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.78
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.62
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.01
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.2
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Phil Leftwich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.89
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
2
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.8
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.11
91.11
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Phil Leftwich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.206
1.206
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Leftwich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Phil Leftwich

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
2861.54
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
34
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
600
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
530.77
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.38
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.85
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
4.66
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.92
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.92
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.31
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.38
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-4.13
-23.83
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
51
294.23
Phil Leftwich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
2.04
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Phil Leftwich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA