Jack Aker vs. Jack Nabors — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Nabors
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Nabors 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 3.87 and 1.472 for Jack Nabors. 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 Jack Nabors

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.74
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Nabors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.23
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Jack Nabors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.83
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.09
51.09
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Nabors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.15
71.15
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Nabors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.43
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.28
Jack Nabors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
3.87
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Jack Nabors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
8.19
Jack Nabors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
8.88
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.77
Jack Nabors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Jack Nabors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Jack Nabors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
3.31
Jack Nabors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
4.37
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
Jack Nabors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
4.87
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
3.14
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Jack Nabors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.834
0.834
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Jack Nabors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Jack Nabors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3144
37.93
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1113
37.15
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.76
Jack Nabors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
5.21
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Jack Nabors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Jack Nabors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.472
1.472
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2786
33.61
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
32.51
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.93
37.93
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.15
37.15

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Jack Nabors

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
27
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746.2
9
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.78
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.01
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.89
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.8
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.35
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.469
0.469
Jack Nabors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.615
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Jack Nabors

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
2861.54
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 600 PA
52
350.56
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 600 PA
89
600
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
530.77
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
573.03
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Jack Nabors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Jack Nabors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
60.67
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Jack Nabors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
60.67
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
4.66
Jack Nabors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
7.92
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
60.67
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Jack Nabors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80.9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Jack Nabors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Jack Nabors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jack Nabors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Jack Nabors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Jack Nabors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Jack Nabors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.31
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.74
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.38
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.74
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.13
-23.83
Jack Nabors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.85
-12.5
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.74
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Jack Nabors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.48
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
294.23
Jack Nabors
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
303.37
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
2.04
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 600 PA
1.98
1.98
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Jack Nabors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.74
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Jack Nabors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Nabors
Career
Per 600 PA