Jack Aker vs. Rube Wiggins — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Wiggins
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftNorth AmericaNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Rube Wiggins 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 3.6 and 1.600 for Rube Wiggins. 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 Wiggins

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.09
51.09
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.28
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
679
8.19
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.19
8.19
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.77
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
3.31
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.2
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
4.87
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3144
37.93
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
41.4
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.76
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2786
33.61
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
34.2
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.4
41.4

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Rube Wiggins

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.78
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
2.01
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
2.89
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
2.8
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Rube Wiggins

Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
2861.54
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
530.77
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.38
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.85
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
4.66
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.92
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.92
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.31
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.38
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.13
-23.83
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
51
294.23
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
2.04
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA