Jack Aker vs. Dave Otto — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Otto
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Otto 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 5.06 and 1.602 for Dave Otto. 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 Dave Otto

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
3.08
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.16
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.09
51.09
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.25
31.25
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.61
37.61
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.28
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
5.06
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
8.19
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
10.66
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.93
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
3.31
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
3.45
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
4.87
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
4.07
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.836
0.836
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.25
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3144
37.93
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1405
39.72
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.57
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.76
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
5.34
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.39
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.47
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.568
1.568
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2786
33.61
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1246
35.23
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Dave Otto

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
3.08
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.16
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.78
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.01
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.47
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.89
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.87
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.8
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.78
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
95.45
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.578
0.578
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.61
37.61
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Dave Otto

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
496
2861.54
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
3114.29
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
530.77
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
571.43
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
4.66
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.35
38.54
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.31
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.08
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.13
-23.83
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
39.46
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
51
294.23
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
171.43
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
2.04
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA