Jack Aker vs. Curly Ogden — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Curly Ogden
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Curly Ogden 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 3.79 and 1.493 for Curly Ogden. 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 Curly Ogden

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
2.22
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.91
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.43
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Curly Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.45
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.09
51.09
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.65
48.65
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.86
40.86
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.45
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.28
Curly Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
3.79
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1133
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
377.2
9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
8.19
Curly Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
9.01
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.01
9.01
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.77
Curly Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Curly Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
3.31
Curly Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
4.43
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
Curly Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
4.87
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
2.1
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Curly Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.726
0.726
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Curly Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Curly Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.43
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3144
37.93
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1672
39.84
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.74
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.76
Curly Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
4.58
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Curly Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Curly Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.493
1.493
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2786
33.61
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
34.98
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Curly Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.84
39.84

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Curly Ogden

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
27
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746.2
9
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.78
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.01
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Curly Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.89
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.8
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.469
0.469
Curly Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.129
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Curly Ogden

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
2861.54
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA
97
418.71
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
104
600
Curly Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
600
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
92
530.77
Curly Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
582.73
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Curly Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Curly Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Curly Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
142.45
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Curly Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
125.18
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Curly Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.95
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Curly Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
4.66
Curly Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.31
40.18
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Curly Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
164.03
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Curly Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
151.08
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Curly Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Curly Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Curly Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Curly Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Curly Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Curly Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Curly Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.31
Curly Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.53
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.08
Curly Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
47.48
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Curly Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
82.01
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.13
-23.83
Curly Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.13
48.03
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Curly Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
51
294.23
Curly Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
60.43
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
2.04
Curly Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.93
9.93
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Curly Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.63
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Curly Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Curly Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA