Jack Aker vs. Rube Parnham — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Parnham
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Parnham 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 4.04 and 1.710 for Rube Parnham. 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 Rube Parnham

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.51
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.26
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.5
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.5
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.09
51.09
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.5
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.28
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
4.04
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.2
9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
8.19
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
9.84
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.84
9.84
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.77
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
3.31
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.55
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
4.87
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
3.03
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.953
0.953
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.5
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3144
37.93
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
38.61
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.76
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.05
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2786
33.61
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
33.06
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Rube Parnham

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
27
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746.2
9
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.78
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.01
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.89
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.8
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.469
0.469
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.833
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Rube Parnham

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
2861.54
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
530.77
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
4.66
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
35.4
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
171.43
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
17.31
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
23.08
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.13
-23.83
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
33.03
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
51
294.23
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
171.43
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
2.04
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Rube Parnham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Parnham
Career
Per 600 PA