Jim Acker vs. Howie Reed — Career Comparison

Jim Acker
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howie Reed
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Acker and Howie Reed are about as close as two relievers get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 92 for Jim Acker and 94 for Howie Reed, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 86 and 89 respectively. If forced to pick, Howie Reed gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Jim Acker and Howie Reed

Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
4
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.61
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.45
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.24
40.24
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.27
47.27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.28
15.28
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
3.97
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
3.72
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1546
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
515.1
9
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
918
9.14
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
8.91
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.82
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.72
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.27
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
3.63
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.4
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.63
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
4.8
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
4.68
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.897
0.897
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.924
0.924
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.31
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.35
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
38.49
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2208
38.56
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.58
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.31
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
4.45
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
4
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.31
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.393
1.393
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3433
34.17
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982
34.61
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.56
38.56

Fielding Stats for Jim Acker and Howie Reed

Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
4.65
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
4
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.61
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2713
27
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1547
27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
904.1
9
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
515.2
9
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.73
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.56
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.6
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.71
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.35
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
2.34
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
2.33
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
2.27
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.01
97.01
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.501
0.501
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.568
0.568
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.28
15.28
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Acker and Howie Reed

Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
5003.57
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
229
1249.09
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
600
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
496.36
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
6
32.73
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.82
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.45
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.91
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
18.73
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.74
14.97
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
107.14
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
10
54.55
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
117.86
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
109.09
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.91
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.36
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
21.82
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
9.45
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.51
-2.78
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
76.36
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
342.86
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
327.27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.83
1.83
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.27
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA