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Jim Acker
James Justin Acker
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 212 lb.

Born: September 24, 1958 in Freer, TX
Schools: University of Texas at Austin
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1980 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 7, 1983
Final Game: June 14, 1992
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1983 24 TOR AL 5 1 .833 4.33 38 5 8 0 0 1 97.2 103 52 47 7 38 1 44 8 0 1 426 100 1.444 9.5 0.6 3.5 4.1 1.16
1984 25 TOR AL 3 5 .375 4.38 32 3 9 0 0 1 72.0 79 39 35 3 25 3 33 6 0 5 312 94 1.444 9.9 0.4 3.1 4.1 1.32
1985 26 TOR AL 7 2 .778 3.23 61 0 26 0 0 10 86.1 86 35 31 7 43 1 42 3 0 2 370 132 1.494 9.0 0.7 4.5 4.4 0.98
1986 27 TOT MLB 5 12 .294 4.01 44 19 9 0 0 0 155.0 163 81 69 13 48 6 69 3 1 5 661 102 1.361 9.5 0.8 2.8 4.0 1.44
1986 27 TOR AL 2 4 .333 4.35 23 5 6 0 0 0 60.0 63 34 29 6 22 3 32 2 1 3 259 98 1.417 9.5 0.9 3.3 4.8 1.45
1986 27 ATL NL 3 8 .273 3.79 21 14 3 0 0 0 95.0 100 47 40 7 26 3 37 1 0 2 402 104 1.326 9.5 0.7 2.5 3.5 1.42
1987 28 ATL NL 4 9 .308 4.16 68 0 41 0 0 14 114.2 109 57 53 11 51 4 68 4 0 1 491 104 1.395 8.6 0.9 4.0 5.3 1.33
1988 29 ATL NL 0 4 .000 4.71 21 1 7 0 0 0 42.0 45 26 22 6 14 3 25 1 0 2 184 78 1.405 9.6 1.3 3.0 5.4 1.79
1989 30 TOT MLB 2 7 .222 2.43 73 0 26 0 0 2 126.0 108 36 34 6 32 11 92 2 0 3 499 150 1.111 7.7 0.4 2.3 6.6 2.88
1989 30 ATL NL 0 6 .000 2.67 59 0 23 0 0 2 97.2 84 29 29 5 20 8 68 1 0 2 383 136 1.065 7.7 0.5 1.8 6.3 3.40
1989 30 TOR AL 2 1 .667 1.59 14 0 3 0 0 0 28.1 24 7 5 1 12 3 24 1 0 1 116 230 1.271 7.6 0.3 3.8 7.6 2.00
1990 31 TOR AL 4 4 .500 3.83 59 0 19 0 0 1 91.2 103 49 39 9 30 5 54 3 1 4 403 107 1.451 10.1 0.9 2.9 5.3 1.80
1991 32 TOR AL 3 5 .375 5.20 54 4 11 0 0 1 88.1 77 53 51 16 36 5 44 2 0 7 374 81 1.279 7.8 1.6 3.7 4.5 1.22
1992 33 SEA AL 0 0 5.28 17 0 3 0 0 0 30.2 45 19 18 4 12 1 11 0 0 1 148 75 1.859 13.2 1.2 3.5 3.2 0.92
10 Seasons 33 49 .402 3.97 467 32 159 0 0 30 904.1 918 447 399 82 329 40 482 32 2 31 3868 103 1.379 9.1 0.8 3.3 4.8 1.47
162 Game Avg. 4 7 .402 3.97 64 4 22 0 0 4 123 125 61 54 11 45 5 66 4 0 4 527 103 1.379 9.1 0.8 3.3 4.8 1.47
TOR (7 yrs) 26 22 .542 4.07 281 17 82 0 0 14 524.1 535 269 237 49 206 21 273 25 2 23 2260 103 1.413 9.2 0.8 3.5 4.7 1.33
ATL (4 yrs) 7 27 .206 3.71 169 15 74 0 0 16 349.1 338 159 144 29 111 18 198 7 0 7 1460 107 1.285 8.7 0.7 2.9 5.1 1.78
SEA (1 yr) 0 0 5.28 17 0 3 0 0 0 30.2 45 19 18 4 12 1 11 0 0 1 148 75 1.859 13.2 1.2 3.5 3.2 0.92
AL (8 yrs) 26 22 .542 4.14 298 17 85 0 0 14 555.0 580 288 255 53 218 22 284 25 2 24 2408 101 1.438 9.4 0.9 3.5 4.6 1.30
NL (4 yrs) 7 27 .206 3.71 169 15 74 0 0 16 349.1 338 159 144 29 111 18 198 7 0 7 1460 107 1.285 8.7 0.7 2.9 5.1 1.78

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1985 26 TOR AL ALCS L KCR 0 0 0.00 2 0 2 0 0 0 6.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 21 0.333 3.0 0.0 0.0 7.5
1989 30 TOR AL ALCS L OAK 0 0 1.42 5 0 1 0 0 0 6.1 4 2 1 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 25 0.789 5.7 0.0 1.4 5.7 4.00
1991 32 TOR AL ALCS L MIN 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1.500 13.5 0.0 0.0 13.5
3 Seasons (3 Series) 0 0 0.69 8 0 3 0 0 0 13.0 7 2 1 0 1 0 10 1 0 0 49 0.615 4.8 0.0 0.7 6.9 10.00
3 ALCS 0 0 0.69 8 0 3 0 0 0 13.0 7 2 1 0 1 0 10 1 0 0 49 0.615 4.8 0.0 0.7 6.9 10.00

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1986 27 TOT MLB 21 28 28 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .107 .107 .143 .250 -33 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
1986 27 ATL NL 21 28 28 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 .107 .107 .143 .250 -33 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
1987 28 ATL NL 68 15 14 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 .214 .267 .214 .481 28 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
1988 29 ATL NL 21 6 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .400 .500 .400 .900 158 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1989 30 TOT MLB 59 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286 -18 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
1989 30 ATL NL 59 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 -18 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
1992 33 SEA AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Seasons 170 56 54 2 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 9 .167 .196 .185 .382 4 10 1 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 53 51 2 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 9 .167 .196 .185 .382 4 10 1 0 0 0 0
ATL (4 yrs) 169 56 54 2 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 32 .167 .196 .185 .382 4 10 1 0 0 0 0
SEA (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (4 yrs) 169 56 54 2 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 32 .167 .196 .185 .382 4 10 1 0 0 0 0
AL (8 yrs) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1983 TOR AL 24 P 38 5 97.2 27 12 15 0 4 1.000 2.49 0.71 .956 1.80 0.73
1984 TOR AL 25 P 32 3 72.0 16 7 8 1 0 .938 1.88 0.47 .956 1.79 0.70
1985 TOR AL 26 P 61 0 86.1 26 10 16 0 1 1.000 2.71 0.43 .950 1.86 0.70
1986 TOT MLB 27 P 44 19 155.0 44 16 28 0 4 1.000 2.55 1.00 .955 1.90 0.67
1986 TOR AL 27 P 23 5 60.0 20 9 11 0 2 1.000 3.00 0.87 .955 1.83 0.68
1986 ATL NL 27 P 21 14 95.0 24 7 17 0 2 1.000 2.27 1.14 .954 1.94 0.66
1987 ATL NL 28 P 68 0 114.2 29 6 23 0 2 1.000 2.28 0.43 .952 1.91 0.62
1988 ATL NL 29 P 21 1 42.0 10 3 7 0 0 1.000 2.14 0.48 .950 1.95 0.69
1989 TOT MLB 30 P 73 0 126.0 38 13 24 1 0 .974 2.64 0.51 .947 1.87 0.64
1989 ATL NL 30 P 59 0 97.2 26 12 14 0 0 1.000 2.40 0.44 .942 1.87 0.63
1989 TOR AL 30 P 14 0 28.1 12 1 10 1 0 .917 3.49 0.79 .958 1.87 0.66
1990 TOR AL 31 P 59 0 91.2 24 5 19 0 0 1.000 2.36 0.41 .950 1.78 0.59
1991 TOR AL 32 P 54 4 88.1 17 1 16 0 0 1.000 1.73 0.31 .953 1.80 0.58
1992 SEA AL 33 P 17 0 30.2 5 0 5 0 0 1.000 1.47 0.29 .960 1.73 0.56
10 Seasons P 467 32 904.1 236 73 161 2 11 .992 2.33 0.50 .952 1.85 0.64
10 Seasons TOT 467 32 904.1 236 73 161 2 11 .992 2.33 0.50 .944 1.85 0.64

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1987 NL--68--10th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1983 AL--8--4th

Games Finished s c a p y
1987 NL--41--10th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 1 (2900), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1875), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 4 (1498), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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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 Francisco Cabrera and Tony Castillo.

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.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
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.

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