Jack Aker vs. Michael Lorenzen — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Michael Lorenzen
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Michael Lorenzen 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 led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 100 vs 91), strikeout rate (K%+ 86 vs 84), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 88 vs 87). Michael Lorenzen held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 92 vs 76). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jack Aker.

Pitching Stats for Jack Aker and Michael Lorenzen

Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
3.57
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.08
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.49
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.5
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.09
51.09
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.54
49.54
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.13
30.13
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.28
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
4.08
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2988
27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
8.19
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
8.32
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
1.13
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
3.31
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
3.5
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
4.87
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
826
7.46
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.46
7.46
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.46
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.37
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3144
37.93
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4214
38.08
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.5
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.76
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
474
4.28
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.18
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.85
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2786
33.61
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3751
33.89
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Michael Lorenzen

Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
3.54
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
1.03
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.78
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.12
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.01
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.84
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.89
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
2.03
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.8
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
1.96
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.75
96.75
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.555
0.555
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.14
29.14
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Michael Lorenzen

Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
2861.54
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
452
1844.9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
104
600
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
600
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
92
530.77
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
542.86
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
126.53
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
81.63
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.24
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.57
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
44.9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
4.66
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.37
66.82
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
232.65
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
163.27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.651
0.651
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.31
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
81.63
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.08
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
97.96
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
151.02
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.13
-23.83
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.21
62.09
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.57
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
51
294.23
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
191.84
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
2.04
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.13
3.13
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
20.41
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
20.41
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.41
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.57
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.43
71.43