Jack Aker vs. Pete Smith — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pete Smith
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Pete Smith 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 6.75 and 1.500 for Pete Smith. 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 Pete Smith

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.38
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.96
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.48
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.09
51.09
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.28
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
6.75
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.2
9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
8.19
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
8.68
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
2.41
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
3.31
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
3.86
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.82
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.96
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
4.87
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.38
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3144
37.93
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
38.09
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.96
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.76
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
6.75
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.393
1.393
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2786
33.61
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
34.23
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Pete Smith

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.38
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.96
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.2
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.78
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.48
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.01
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.93
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.89
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.41
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.8
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.41
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.714
0.714
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Pete Smith

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
2861.54
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1400
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
530.77
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.38
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.85
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
4.66
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.92
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.92
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.31
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.38
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.13
-23.83
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
51
294.23
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
2.04
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA