Jack Aker vs. Buddy Napier — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Buddy Napier
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Buddy Napier 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 3.92 and 1.387 for Buddy Napier. 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 Buddy Napier

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.55
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.85
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.39
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.09
51.09
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.39
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.28
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
3.92
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
137.2
9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
8.19
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
10.59
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.77
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
3.31
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
4.87
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.81
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.523
0.523
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3144
37.93
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
38.18
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.31
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.76
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
4.9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.387
1.387
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2786
33.61
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
36.02
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.18
38.18

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Buddy Napier

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
27
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746.2
9
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.78
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.01
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.89
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.8
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.469
0.469
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.256
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Buddy Napier

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
2861.54
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
39
531.82
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
530.77
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
38
518.18
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
4.66
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
44.9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
163.64
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.31
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.13
-23.83
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
40.59
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
51
294.23
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
177.27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
2.04
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
3.38
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Buddy Napier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Buddy Napier
Career
Per 600 PA