Jack Aker vs. Gene Lillard — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gene Lillard
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Gene Lillard 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 7.09 and 1.944 for Gene Lillard. 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 Gene Lillard

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
3.32
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.21
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.91
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.09
51.09
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.28
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
7.09
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.09
7.09
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.2
9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
8.19
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
11.46
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.46
11.46
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.77
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.45
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
3.31
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
6.03
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
4.87
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.98
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.48
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3144
37.93
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
43.89
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.76
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
8.3
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.3
8.3
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.944
1.944
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2786
33.61
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
37.26
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.89
43.89

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Gene Lillard

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
27
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746.2
9
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.78
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.01
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.89
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.8
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.469
0.469
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.31
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Gene Lillard

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
2861.54
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
530.77
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
90.57
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
79.25
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
4.66
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
27.86
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
192.45
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.31
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.13
-23.83
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.1
35.09
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
51
294.23
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
2.04
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA