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Jim Acker
James Justin Acker

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 212 lb.
School University of Texas at Austin

Debut April 7, 1983
  vs. BOS 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER
Final Game June 14, 1992
Born September 24, 1958 in Freer, TX

Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1980 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors / 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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1983 24 TOR AL   5   1  38   5   0   0   8  1   97.7  103   52   47   7   38   44   8   1   426   1   0  4.33  4.32  100 1.444
 1984 25 TOR AL   3   5  32   3   0   0   9  1   72.0   79   39   35   3   25   33   6   5   312   3   0  4.38  4.12   94 1.444
 1985 26 TOR AL   7   2  61   0   0   0  26 10   86.3   86   35   31   7   43   42   3   2   370   1   0  3.23  4.27  132 1.494
 1986 27 TOT      5  12  44  19   0   0   9  0  155.0  163   81   69  13   48   69   3   5   661   6   1  4.01  4.07  102 1.361
         TOR AL   2   4  23   5   0   0   6  0   60.0   63   34   29   6   22   32   2   3   259   3   1  4.35  4.27   98 1.417
         ATL NL   3   8  21  14   0   0   3  0   95.0  100   47   40   7   26   37   1   2   402   3   0  3.79  3.95  104 1.326
 1987 28 ATL NL   4   9  68   0   0   0  41 14  114.7  109   57   53  11   51   68   4   1   491   4   0  4.16  4.33  104 1.395
 1988 29 ATL NL   0   4  21   1   0   0   7  0   42.0   45   26   22   6   14   25   1   2   184   3   0  4.71  3.66   78 1.405
 1989 30 TOT      2   7  73   0   0   0  26  2  126.0  108   36   34   6   32   92   2   3   499  11   0  2.43  3.65  150 1.111
         ATL NL   0   6  59   0   0   0  23  2   97.7   84   29   29   5   20   68   1   2   383   8   0  2.67  3.64  136 1.065
         TOR AL   2   1  14   0   0   0   3  0   28.3   24    7    5   1   12   24   1   1   116   3   0  1.59  3.66  230 1.271
 1990 31 TOR AL   4   4  59   0   0   0  19  1   91.7  103   49   39   9   30   54   3   4   403   5   1  3.83  4.11  107 1.451
 1991 32 TOR AL   3   5  54   4   0   0  11  1   88.3   77   53   51  16   36   44   2   7   374   5   0  5.20  4.23   81 1.279
 1992 33 SEA AL   0   0  17   0   0   0   3  0   30.7   45   19   18   4   12   11   0   1   148   1   0  5.28  3.95   75 1.859
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 10 Yr WL% .402  33  49 467  32   0   0 159 30  904.3  918  447  399  82  329  482  32  31  3868  40   2  3.97  4.09  103 1.379
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     4   6  63   4   0   0  21  4  123.0  125   60   54  11   44   65   4   4   527   5   0  3.97  4.09  103 1.379
 Career High      7  12  73  19   0   0  41 14  155.0  163   81   69  16   51   92   8   7   661  11   1  2.43  4.33  150 1.111

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors / 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1986 27 TOT     44   28    1    3   1  0   0    0   0  0   0  21  .107  .107  .143  -33    4   0   0   0   0   0
         ATL NL  21   28    1    3   1  0   0    0   0  0   0  21  .107  .107  .143  -33    4   0   0   0   0   0
 1987 28 ATL NL  68   14    1    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   8  .214  .267  .214   28    3   0   0   0   0   0
 1988 29 ATL NL  21    5    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   1  .400  .500  .400  158    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1989 30 TOT     73    7    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .143  .143  .143  -18    1   0   0   0   0   1
         ATL NL  59    7    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .143  .143  .143  -18    1   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     467   54    2    9   1  0   0    1   0  0   2  32  .167  .196  .185    4   10   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         19    1    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   1  11  .167  .196  .185    4    3   0   0   0   0   0
 Career High     73   28    1    3   1  0   0    1   0  0   1  21                           4   0   0   0   0   1
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1986 27 TOT      28   25    0   0.0   102| .107  .267| .107  .338| .143  .403| .250  .741| -33  .000  -5.2  -0.5   0%
         ATL NL   28   25    0   0.0   102| .107  .267| .107  .338| .143  .403| .250  .741| -33  .000  -5.2  -0.5   0%
 1987 28 ATL NL   15   11    1   2.4   109| .214  .274| .267  .344| .214  .426| .481  .770|  28  .228  -1.5  -0.1   0%
 1988 29 ATL NL    6    3    1   9.0    93| .400  .261| .500  .325| .400  .383| .900  .708| 158  .816   0.5   0.0   0%
 1989 30 TOT       7    7    0   0.0    92| .143  .256| .143  .324| .143  .381| .286  .705| -18  .000  -1.1  -0.1   0%
         ATL NL    7    7    0   0.0    92| .143  .256| .143  .324| .143  .381| .286  .705| -18  .000  -1.1  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons       56   46    2   1.2   102| .167  .267| .196  .336| .185  .404| .381  .741|   4  .082  -7.4  -0.7   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / 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 ------+

 1983 24 TOR AL   P   38     12   15    0    4 1.000  .957  0.71  0.73  2.49  1.80    5   97.7
 1984 25 TOR AL   P   32      7    8    1    0  .938  .955  0.47  0.70  1.88  1.79    3   72.0
 1985 26 TOR AL   P   61     10   16    0    1 1.000  .952  0.43  0.70  2.71  1.86    0   86.3
 1986 27 TOT      P   44     16   28    0    4 1.000  .957  1.00  0.67  2.55  1.90   19  155.0
         TOR AL   P   23      9   11    0    2 1.000  .957  0.87  0.68  3.00  1.83    5   60.0
         ATL NL   P   21      7   17    0    2 1.000  .956  1.14  0.66  2.27  1.94   14   95.0
 1987 28 ATL NL   P   68      6   23    0    2 1.000  .954  0.43  0.62  2.28  1.91    0  114.7
 1988 29 ATL NL   P   21      3    7    0    0 1.000  .952  0.48  0.69  2.14  1.95    1   42.0
 1989 30 TOT      P   73     13   24    1    0  .974  .949  0.51  0.64  2.64  1.87    0  126.0
         ATL NL   P   59     12   14    0    0 1.000  .945  0.44  0.63  2.40  1.87    0   97.7
         TOR AL   P   14      1   10    1    0  .917  .957  0.79  0.66  3.50  1.88    0   28.3
 1990 31 TOR AL   P   59      5   19    0    0 1.000  .952  0.41  0.59  2.36  1.78    0   91.7
 1991 32 TOR AL   P   54      1   16    0    0 1.000  .955  0.31  0.58  1.73  1.80    4   88.3
 1992 33 SEA AL   P   17      0    5    0    0 1.000  .962  0.29  0.56  1.47  1.73    0   30.7

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1983 24 TOR AL   P   38     12   15    0    4 1.000  .957  0.71  0.73  2.49  1.80    5   97.7
 1984 25 TOR AL   P   32      7    8    1    0  .938  .955  0.47  0.70  1.88  1.79    3   72.0
 1985 26 TOR AL   P   61     10   16    0    1 1.000  .952  0.43  0.70  2.71  1.86    0   86.3
 1986 27 TOT      P   44     16   28    0    4 1.000  .957  1.00  0.67  2.55  1.90   19  155.0
         TOR AL   P   23      9   11    0    2 1.000  .957  0.87  0.68  3.00  1.83    5   60.0
         ATL NL   P   21      7   17    0    2 1.000  .956  1.14  0.66  2.27  1.94   14   95.0
 1987 28 ATL NL   P   68      6   23    0    2 1.000  .954  0.43  0.62  2.28  1.91    0  114.7
 1988 29 ATL NL   P   21      3    7    0    0 1.000  .952  0.48  0.69  2.14  1.95    1   42.0
 1989 30 TOT      P   73     13   24    1    0  .974  .949  0.51  0.64  2.64  1.87    0  126.0
         ATL NL   P   59     12   14    0    0 1.000  .945  0.44  0.63  2.40  1.87    0   97.7
         TOR AL   P   14      1   10    1    0  .917  .957  0.79  0.66  3.50  1.88    0   28.3
 1990 31 TOR AL   P   59      5   19    0    0 1.000  .952  0.41  0.59  2.36  1.78    0   91.7
 1991 32 TOR AL   P   54      1   16    0    0 1.000  .955  0.31  0.58  1.73  1.80    4   88.3
 1992 33 SEA AL   P   17      0    5    0    0 1.000  .962  0.29  0.56  1.47  1.73    0   30.7

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 467     73  161    2   11  .992  .954  0.50  0.64  2.33  1.85   32  904.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       467     73  161    2   11  .992  .954  0.50  0.64  2.33  1.85   32    904
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1985   ALCS  TOR KCR     L   2   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   6     2   0   0   5 
 1989   ALCS  TOR OAK     L   5   0   1.42  0  0  0  0   6.1   4   1   1   4 
 1991   ALCS  TOR MIN     L   1   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   0.2   1   0   0   1 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  3 Lg Champ Series     0-3   8   0   0.69  0  0  0  0  13     7   1   1  10 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1985   ALCS  TOR KCR     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1989   ALCS  TOR OAK     L   5   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1991   ALCS  TOR MIN     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 Lg Champ Series     0-3   8   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
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.

Games
1987 NL-68-10

Hit Batsmen
1983 AL-8-4

Games Finished
1987 NL-41-10

Gray Ink: Pitching - 1 (2542) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 4.0 (1472) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 1.0 (1844) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

June 3, 1980: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1980 amateur draft.

December 6, 1982: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Atlanta Braves in the 1982 rule 5 draft.

July 6, 1986: Traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Atlanta Braves for Joe Johnson.

November 4, 1988: Granted Free Agency.

January 6, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.

August 24, 1989: Traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Toronto Blue Jays for Tony Castillo and Francisco Cabrera.

October 31, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

February 2, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.

July 21, 1992: Released by the Seattle Mariners.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985Toronto Blue Jays$170,000
1986Atlanta Braves$367,500
1987Atlanta Braves$350,000
1988Atlanta Braves$435,000
1989Atlanta Braves$688,000
1990Toronto Blue Jays$700,000
1992Seattle Mariners$275,000
Career (may be incomplete)$2,985,500
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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