Jack Aker vs. Ivan Nova — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ivan Nova
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ivan Nova 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. Ivan Nova led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 100), home run suppression (HR9+ 98 vs 76), and run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 89). Jack Aker held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 86 vs 82). Role difference aside, Ivan Nova holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jack Aker and Ivan Nova

Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
1.6
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.52
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.57
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.6
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.51
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.09
51.09
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.89
53.89
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.58
94.58
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.28
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
656
4.38
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4043
27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1347.2
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
8.19
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
1463
9.77
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.77
9.77
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
1.24
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
3.31
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
2.46
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
4.87
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
6.43
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.43
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.46
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3144
37.93
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5778
38.59
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.76
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
702
4.69
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.19
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.23
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.359
1.359
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2786
33.61
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5277
35.24
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.59
38.59

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Ivan Nova

Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
1.6
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.52
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4043
27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1347.2
9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.78
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.6
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.01
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
0.95
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.89
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
1.64
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.8
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
1.55
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.69
94.69
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.58
94.58
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Ivan Nova

Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
2861.54
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
240
867.47
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
104
600
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
92
530.77
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
538.55
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.38
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.85
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
4.66
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.63
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.92
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.92
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.31
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.23
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.38
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.23
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-4.13
-23.83
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.69
-42.24
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
294.23
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
96
346.99
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
2.04
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
1.73
1.73
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
57.69
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
61.45
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA