Jack Aker vs. Les Tietje — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Les Tietje
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Les Tietje 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 5.11 and 1.642 for Les Tietje. 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 Les Tietje

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.84
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.14
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.72
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.09
51.09
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.92
34.92
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.9
61.9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.39
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.28
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
5.11
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
1538
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
512.2
9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
8.19
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
560
9.83
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.79
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
3.31
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
4.95
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
4.87
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
3.39
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.927
0.927
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3144
37.93
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
40.94
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.3
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.76
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
5.67
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.642
1.642
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2786
33.61
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2044
35.88
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.94
40.94

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Les Tietje

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
27
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746.2
9
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.78
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.01
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.89
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.8
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.29
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.469
0.469
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.095
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Les Tietje

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
2861.54
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
108
339.27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
104
600
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
600
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
92
530.77
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
537.17
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
53.4
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
37.7
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.71
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.71
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
4.66
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.31
10.41
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
69.11
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
78.53
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.31
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
37.7
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.08
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
65.97
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.13
-23.83
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.42
-7.61
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
25.13
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
51
294.23
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
157.07
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
2.04
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.82
3.82
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
37.7
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA