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Jack Aker
Jackie Delane Aker

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 190 lb.

Debut May 3, 1964
  vs. MIN 3.3 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER
Final Game September 27, 1974
Born July 13, 1940 in Tulare, CA

Signed by the Kansas City Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1959. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1964 23 KCA AL   0   1   9   0   0   0   1  0   16.3   17   18   16   6   10    7   6   0    80   1   0  8.82  3.84   44 1.653
 1965 24 KCA AL   4   3  34   0   0   0  14  3   51.3   45   18   18   3   18   26   3   1   210   6   0  3.16  3.49  111 1.227
 1966 25 KCA AL   8   4  66   0   0   0  57 32  113.0   81   27   25   7   28   68   3   0   442  10   0  1.99  3.40  171 0.965 MVP-13
 1967 26 KCA AL   3   8  57   0   0   0  40 12   88.0   87   44   42   9   32   65   3   1   373   8   0  4.30  3.20   74 1.352
 1968 27 OAK AL   4   4  54   0   0   0  30 11   74.7   72   39   34   6   33   44   6   4   330   6   0  4.10  2.80   68 1.406
 1969 28 TOT AL   8   6  53   0   0   0  32 14   82.3   76   32   29   8   35   47   5   0   348   9   0  3.17  3.51  111 1.348
         SEP AL   0   2  15   0   0   0   9  3   16.7   25   15   14   4   13    7   1   0    85   4   0  7.56  3.63   48 2.280
         NYY AL   8   4  38   0   0   0  23 11   65.7   51   17   15   4   22   40   4   0   263   5   0  2.06  3.48  169 1.112
 1970 29 NYY AL   4   2  41   0   0   0  28 16   70.0   57   19   16   3   20   36   4   1   284   5   0  2.06  3.53  172 1.100
 1971 30 NYY AL   4   4  41   0   0   0  20  4   55.7   48   20   16   3   26   24   0   3   237   9   0  2.59  3.26  126 1.329
 1972 31 TOT      6   6  52   0   0   0  43 17   73.0   70   33   24   4   26   37   6   2   315   5   0  2.96  3.73  126 1.315
         NYY AL   0   0   4   0   0   0   4  0    6.0    5    2    2   0    3    1   1   1    26   0   0  3.00  2.95   98 1.333
         CHC NL   6   6  48   0   0   0  39 17   67.0   65   31   22   4   23   36   5   1   289   5   0  2.96  3.80  129 1.313
 1973 32 CHC NL   4   5  47   0   0   0  32 12   63.7   76   33   29   8   23   25   2   0   281   6   0  4.10  3.93   96 1.555
 1974 33 TOT NL   2   2  41   0   0   0  24  2   58.0   50   29   23   7   23   25   2   1   244   3   0  3.57  3.65  102 1.259
         ATL NL   0   1  17   0   0   0   8  0   16.7   17   11    7   3    9    7   0   0    71   2   0  3.78  3.77  100 1.560
         NYM NL   2   1  24   0   0   0  16  2   41.3   33   18   16   4   14   18   2   1   173   1   0  3.48  3.59  103 1.137
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 11 Years            45       0       0    123         679       272      274       40  13  3144  68   0  3.28  3.44  105 1.277
 WL%= .511       47     495       0     321     746.0       312       64       404
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     6   6  68   0   0   0  44 16  102.3   93   42   37   8   37   55   5   1   431   9   0  3.28  3.44  105 1.277
 Career High      8   8  66   0   0   0  57 32  113.0   87   44   42   9   35   68   6   4   442  10   0  1.99  3.93  172 0.965
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1964 23 KCA AL  10    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1965 24 KCA AL  34    8    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   7  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
 1966 25 KCA AL  66   21    1    2   1  0   0    2   0  0   0  12  .095  .095  .143  -32    3   1   0   0   0   0 MVP-13
 1967 26 KCA AL  57    8    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   4  .125  .125  .125  -25    1   3   0   0   0   0
 1968 27 OAK AL  54    7    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   5  .143  .143  .143  -11    1   1   0   0   0   0
 1969 28 TOT AL  53   10    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   6  .100  .182  .100  -18    1   0   0   0   1   0
         SEP AL  15    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .500  .000   53    0   0   0   0   1   0
         NYY AL  38    9    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   5  .111  .111  .111  -36    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1970 29 NYY AL  41   16    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   6  .063  .063  .063  -65    1   1   0   0   0   1
 1971 30 NYY AL  41    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   3   0   0   0   0
 1972 31 TOT     52    6    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   3  .000  .143  .000  -58    0   0   0   0   0   0
         CHC NL  48    6    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   3  .000  .143  .000  -58    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1973 32 CHC NL  47    7    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1974 33 TOT NL  41    3    1    1   1  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .333  .333  .667  175    2   0   0   0   0   0
         ATL NL  17    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         NYM NL  24    2    1    1   1  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .500  .500 1.000  315    2   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     496   92    3    7   2  0   0    4   0  0   1  51  .076  .096  .098  -44    9  10   0   0   1   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         30    1    2   1  0   0    1   0  0   0  17  .076  .096  .098  -44    3   3   0   0   0   0
 Career High     66   21    1    2   1  0   0    2   0  0   1  12                           3   3   0   0   1   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1964 23 KCA AL    3    3    0   0.0    99| .000  .260| .000  .329| .000  .404| .000  .733|-100  .000  -0.8  -0.1   0%
 1965 24 KCA AL    9    9    0   0.0    91| .000  .250| .000  .319| .000  .382| .000  .702|-100  .000  -2.1  -0.2   0%
 1966 25 KCA AL   22   20    0   0.0    87| .095  .245| .095  .311| .143  .378| .238  .689| -32  .000  -3.5  -0.4   0%
 1967 26 KCA AL   11   10    0   0.0    82| .125  .240| .125  .308| .125  .360| .250  .668| -25  .000  -1.2  -0.1   0%
 1968 27 OAK AL    8    7    0   0.0    75| .143  .231| .143  .299| .143  .343| .286  .642| -11  .000  -0.9  -0.1   0%
 1969 28 TOT AL   11    9    0   0.0    91| .100  .250| .182  .326| .100  .377| .282  .703| -18  .000  -1.6  -0.2   0%
         SEP AL    2    1    0   0.0    92| .000  .251| .500  .327| .000  .378| .500  .705|  53  .000   0.1   0.0   0%
         NYY AL    9    8    0   0.0    91| .111  .250| .111  .326| .111  .377| .222  .702| -36  .000  -1.6  -0.2   0%
 1970 29 NYY AL   17   17    0   0.0    93| .063  .252| .063  .325| .063  .385| .126  .710| -65  .000  -3.5  -0.4   0%
 1971 30 NYY AL    6    6    0   0.0    87| .000  .248| .000  .319| .000  .368| .000  .687|-100  .000  -0.8  -0.1   0%
 1972 31 TOT       7    6    0   0.0   100| .000  .268| .143  .337| .000  .395| .143  .733| -58  .000  -1.3  -0.1   0%
         CHC NL    7    6    0   0.0   100| .000  .268| .143  .337| .000  .395| .143  .733| -58  .000  -1.3  -0.1   0%
 1973 32 CHC NL    7    7    0   0.0   102| .000  .271| .000  .341| .000  .402| .000  .743|-100  .000  -2.0  -0.2   0%
 1974 33 TOT NL    3    2    1  13.5    95| .333  .263| .333  .335| .667  .380|1.000  .716| 175  .892   0.3   0.1   0%
         ATL NL    1    1    0   0.0    98| .000  .267| .000  .340| .000  .386| .000  .726|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
         NYM NL    2    1    1  27.0    94| .500  .261| .500  .333|1.000  .378|1.500  .710| 315  .967   0.6   0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons      104   96    1   0.3    90| .076  .250| .096  .321| .098  .379| .194  .699| -44  .008 -17.4  -1.8   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1964 23 KCA AL P 9 2 5 0 1 1.000 .959 0.78 0.72 3.87 1.88 0 16.3 1965 24 KCA AL P 34 4 11 0 2 1.000 .949 0.44 0.75 2.63 2.04 0 51.3 1966 25 KCA AL P 66 9 32 0 1 1.000 .951 0.62 0.75 3.27 1.99 0 113.0 1967 26 KCA AL P 57 7 19 0 3 1.000 .956 0.46 0.74 2.66 1.96 0 88.0 1968 27 OAK AL P 54 2 14 1 1 .941 .958 0.30 0.73 1.93 1.89 0 74.7 1969 28 TOT AL P 53 14 18 0 4 1.000 .950 0.60 0.69 3.48 1.88 0 82.7 SEP AL P 15 3 4 0 2 1.000 .946 0.47 0.69 3.77 1.89 0 16.7 NYY AL P 38 11 14 0 2 1.000 .951 0.66 0.69 3.41 1.88 0 66.0 1970 29 NYY AL P 41 4 11 1 0 .938 .949 0.37 0.67 1.94 1.86 0 69.7 1971 30 NYY AL P 41 10 12 3 0 .880 .957 0.54 0.77 3.54 1.98 0 56.0 1972 31 TOT P 52 5 20 1 4 .962 .947 0.48 0.73 3.08 1.79 0 73.0 NYY AL P 4 3 2 0 1 1.000 .943 1.25 0.75 7.50 1.80 0 6.0 CHC NL P 48 2 18 1 3 .952 .948 0.42 0.73 2.69 1.79 0 67.0 1973 32 CHC NL P 47 6 17 1 3 .958 .950 0.49 0.73 3.25 1.88 0 63.7 1974 33 TOT NL P 41 2 8 1 1 .909 .943 0.24 0.71 1.55 1.88 0 58.0 ATL NL P 17 2 4 1 1 .857 .938 0.35 0.71 3.23 1.89 0 16.7 NYM NL P 24 0 4 0 0 1.000 .952 0.17 0.71 0.87 1.87 0 41.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1964 23 KCA AL P 9 2 5 0 1 1.000 .959 0.78 0.72 3.87 1.88 0 16.3 1965 24 KCA AL P 34 4 11 0 2 1.000 .949 0.44 0.75 2.63 2.04 0 51.3 1966 25 KCA AL P 66 9 32 0 1 1.000 .951 0.62 0.75 3.27 1.99 0 113.0 1967 26 KCA AL P 57 7 19 0 3 1.000 .956 0.46 0.74 2.66 1.96 0 88.0 1968 27 OAK AL P 54 2 14 1 1 .941 .958 0.30 0.73 1.93 1.89 0 74.7 1969 28 TOT AL P 53 14 18 0 4 1.000 .950 0.60 0.69 3.48 1.88 0 82.7 SEP AL P 15 3 4 0 2 1.000 .946 0.47 0.69 3.77 1.89 0 16.7 NYY AL P 38 11 14 0 2 1.000 .951 0.66 0.69 3.41 1.88 0 66.0 1970 29 NYY AL P 41 4 11 1 0 .938 .949 0.37 0.67 1.94 1.86 0 69.7 1971 30 NYY AL P 41 10 12 3 0 .880 .957 0.54 0.77 3.54 1.98 0 56.0 1972 31 TOT P 52 5 20 1 4 .962 .947 0.48 0.73 3.08 1.79 0 73.0 NYY AL P 4 3 2 0 1 1.000 .943 1.25 0.75 7.50 1.80 0 6.0 CHC NL P 48 2 18 1 3 .952 .948 0.42 0.73 2.69 1.79 0 67.0 1973 32 CHC NL P 47 6 17 1 3 .958 .950 0.49 0.73 3.25 1.88 0 63.7 1974 33 TOT NL P 41 2 8 1 1 .909 .943 0.24 0.71 1.55 1.88 0 58.0 ATL NL P 17 2 4 1 1 .857 .938 0.35 0.71 3.23 1.89 0 16.7 NYM NL P 24 0 4 0 0 1.000 .952 0.17 0.71 0.87 1.87 0 41.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 495 65 167 8 20 .967 .952 0.47 0.73 2.80 1.92 0 746.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 495 65 167 8 20 .967 .952 0.47 0.73 2.80 1.92 0 746
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1966-AL-13-0.08
Car-949-0.08 shares

Games
1966 AL-66-2
1967 AL-57-10
1968 AL-54-9

Saves
1966 AL-32-1
1967 AL-12-7
1968 AL-11-7
1969 AL-14-7
1970 AL-16-9
1972 NL-17-5
Car-123-90

Games Finished
1966 AL-57-1
1967 AL-40-6
1968 AL-30-9
1972 NL-39-6
Car-321-82

Black Ink: Pitching - 3 (545) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 21 (1019) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 11.0 (708) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 10.0 (908) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 9, 1959: Signed by the Kansas City Athletics as an amateur free agent.

October 15, 1968: Drafted by the Seattle Pilots from the Oakland Athletics as the 24th pick in the 1968 expansion draft.

May 20, 1969: Traded by the Seattle Pilots to the New York Yankees for Fred Talbot.

May 17, 1972: Sent by the New York Yankees to the Chicago Cubs to complete an earlier deal made on January 20, 1972. The New York Yankees sent a player to be named later to the Chicago Cubs for Johnny Callison. The New York Yankees sent Jack Aker (May 17, 1972) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

January 13, 1974: Released by the Chicago Cubs.

January 13, 1974: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

June 14, 1974: Purchased by the New York Mets from the Atlanta Braves.

November 4, 1974: Released by the New York Mets.


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