Jack Aker vs. Phil Marchildon — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Marchildon
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Phil Marchildon 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 3.93 and 1.456 for Phil Marchildon. 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 Marchildon

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
1.37
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.2
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.5
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.56
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.09
51.09
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.55
47.55
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.57
87.57
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.61
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.28
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
530
3.93
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3643
27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1214.1
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
679
8.19
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1084
8.03
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.19
8.19
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.77
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.6
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
3.31
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
684
5.07
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
4.87
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
3.56
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.33
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3144
37.93
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5309
39.35
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.76
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
4.48
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.456
1.456
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2786
33.61
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4602
34.11
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Phil Marchildon

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
27
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746.2
9
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.78
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.01
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.89
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.8
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.62
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.469
0.469
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.189
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Phil Marchildon

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
2861.54
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
185
236.67
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
104
600
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
600
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
530.77
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
405
518.12
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
74.2
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
62.69
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
8.96
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
11.51
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
4.66
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.53
17.31
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
89.55
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
110.02
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.31
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
26.87
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.08
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
33.26
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
58.85
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.13
-23.83
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.97
10.2
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
34.54
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
294.23
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
140.72
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
2.04
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.26
4.26
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
46.06
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
8.96
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Marchildon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Marchildon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0