Jack Aker vs. Brad Lidge — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brad Lidge
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Brad Lidge a clear advantage over Jack Aker across the core pitching metrics. Brad Lidge led in strikeout rate (K%+ 144 vs 86), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 88), and home run suppression (HR9+ 95 vs 76). Jack Aker held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 100 vs 84). Brad Lidge was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jack Aker and Brad Lidge

Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
5.97
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.39
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.09
51.09
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.83
44.83
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.48
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
3.36
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.28
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
3.54
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1810
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
603.1
9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
679
8.19
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
7.34
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.19
8.19
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.34
7.34
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.85
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
3.31
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
4.28
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.61
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
4.87
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
11.92
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.92
11.92
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.69
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.48
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.51
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3144
37.93
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2589
38.62
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
3.87
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
5.49
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.76
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
3.83
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.39
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.16
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.42
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.291
1.291
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2786
33.61
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2225
33.19
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Brad Lidge

Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
5.97
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1810
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
603.1
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.78
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.34
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.01
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.72
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.89
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.13
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.8
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.06
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.42
93.42
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.469
0.469
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.118
0.118
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Brad Lidge

Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
496
2861.54
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
603
51685.71
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
530.77
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.81
4.66
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
68.16
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.31
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
23.08
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.13
-23.83
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
68.25
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
294.23
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
2.04
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA