Jack Aker vs. Carl Sitton — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Carl Sitton
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Carl Sitton 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. Carl Sitton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.88 and WHIP 1.320 compared to 3.28 and 1.369 for Jack Aker. By the career numbers, Carl Sitton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Aker and Carl Sitton

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.52
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.09
51.09
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
3.28
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.88
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
8.19
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.77
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
3.31
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.88
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
4.87
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.88
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3144
37.93
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
37.44
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.26
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.76
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
3.96
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2786
33.61
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
34.2
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.93
37.93
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.44
37.44

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Carl Sitton

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.52
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.78
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.01
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.98
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.89
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.7
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.8
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.52
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Carl Sitton

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
2861.54
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
14
560
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
530.77
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
13
520
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
4.66
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
38.79
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.31
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.38
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.13
-23.83
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
32.21
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
51
294.23
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
240
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
2.04
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA