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Jack Aker
Jackie Delane Aker
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: July 13, 1940 in Tulare, CA
High School: Mt. Whitney (Visalia, CA)
Signed by the Kansas City Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1959. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 3, 1964
Final Game: September 27, 1974
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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
1964 23 KCA AL 0 1 .000 8.82 9 0 1 0 0 0 16.1 17 18 16 6 10 1 7 6 0 0 80 44 1.653 9.4 3.3 5.5 3.9 0.70
1965 24 KCA AL 4 3 .571 3.16 34 0 14 0 0 3 51.1 45 18 18 3 18 6 26 3 0 1 210 111 1.227 7.9 0.5 3.2 4.6 1.44
1966 25 KCA AL 8 4 .667 1.99 66 0 57 0 0 32 113.0 81 27 25 7 28 10 68 3 0 0 442 171 0.965 6.5 0.6 2.2 5.4 2.43 MVP-13
1967 26 KCA AL 3 8 .273 4.30 57 0 40 0 0 12 88.0 87 44 42 9 32 8 65 3 0 1 373 74 1.352 8.9 0.9 3.3 6.6 2.03
1968 27 OAK AL 4 4 .500 4.10 54 0 30 0 0 11 74.2 72 39 34 6 33 6 44 6 0 4 330 68 1.406 8.7 0.7 4.0 5.3 1.33
1969 28 TOT AL 8 6 .571 3.17 53 0 32 0 0 14 82.1 76 32 29 8 35 9 47 5 0 0 348 111 1.348 8.3 0.9 3.8 5.1 1.34
1969 28 SEP AL 0 2 .000 7.56 15 0 9 0 0 3 16.2 25 15 14 4 13 4 7 1 0 0 85 48 2.280 13.5 2.2 7.0 3.8 0.54
1969 28 NYY AL 8 4 .667 2.06 38 0 23 0 0 11 65.2 51 17 15 4 22 5 40 4 0 0 263 169 1.112 7.0 0.5 3.0 5.5 1.82
1970 29 NYY AL 4 2 .667 2.06 41 0 28 0 0 16 70.0 57 19 16 3 20 5 36 4 0 1 284 172 1.100 7.3 0.4 2.6 4.6 1.80
1971 30 NYY AL 4 4 .500 2.59 41 0 20 0 0 4 55.2 48 20 16 3 26 9 24 0 0 3 237 126 1.329 7.8 0.5 4.2 3.9 0.92
1972 31 TOT MLB 6 6 .500 2.96 52 0 43 0 0 17 73.0 70 33 24 4 26 5 37 6 0 2 315 126 1.315 8.6 0.5 3.2 4.6 1.42
1972 31 NYY AL 0 0 3.00 4 0 4 0 0 0 6.0 5 2 2 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 26 98 1.333 7.5 0.0 4.5 1.5 0.33
1972 31 CHC NL 6 6 .500 2.96 48 0 39 0 0 17 67.0 65 31 22 4 23 5 36 5 0 1 289 129 1.313 8.7 0.5 3.1 4.8 1.57
1973 32 CHC NL 4 5 .444 4.10 47 0 32 0 0 12 63.2 76 33 29 8 23 6 25 2 0 0 281 96 1.555 10.7 1.1 3.3 3.5 1.09
1974 33 TOT NL 2 2 .500 3.57 41 0 24 0 0 2 58.0 50 29 23 7 23 3 25 2 0 1 244 102 1.259 7.8 1.1 3.6 3.9 1.09
1974 33 ATL NL 0 1 .000 3.78 17 0 8 0 0 0 16.2 17 11 7 3 9 2 7 0 0 0 71 100 1.560 9.2 1.6 4.9 3.8 0.78
1974 33 NYM NL 2 1 .667 3.48 24 0 16 0 0 2 41.1 33 18 16 4 14 1 18 2 0 1 173 103 1.137 7.2 0.9 3.0 3.9 1.29
11 Seasons 47 45 .511 3.28 495 0 321 0 0 123 746.0 679 312 272 64 274 68 404 40 0 13 3144 105 1.277 8.2 0.8 3.3 4.9 1.47
162 Game Avg. 6 6 .511 3.28 68 0 44 0 0 17 102 93 43 37 9 38 9 55 5 0 2 432 105 1.277 8.2 0.8 3.3 4.9 1.47
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
OAK (5 yrs) 19 20 .487 3.54 220 0 142 0 0 58 343.1 302 146 135 31 121 31 210 21 0 6 1435 92 1.232 7.9 0.8 3.2 5.5 1.74
NYY (4 yrs) 16 10 .615 2.23 124 0 75 0 0 31 197.1 161 58 49 10 71 19 101 9 0 5 810 153 1.176 7.3 0.5 3.2 4.6 1.42
CHC (2 yrs) 10 11 .476 3.51 95 0 71 0 0 29 130.2 141 64 51 12 46 11 61 7 0 1 570 110 1.431 9.7 0.8 3.2 4.2 1.33
NYM (1 yr) 2 1 .667 3.48 24 0 16 0 0 2 41.1 33 18 16 4 14 1 18 2 0 1 173 103 1.137 7.2 0.9 3.0 3.9 1.29
ATL (1 yr) 0 1 .000 3.78 17 0 8 0 0 0 16.2 17 11 7 3 9 2 7 0 0 0 71 100 1.560 9.2 1.6 4.9 3.8 0.78
SEP (1 yr) 0 2 .000 7.56 15 0 9 0 0 3 16.2 25 15 14 4 13 4 7 1 0 0 85 48 2.280 13.5 2.2 7.0 3.8 0.54
AL (9 yrs) 35 32 .522 3.20 359 0 226 0 0 92 557.1 488 219 198 45 205 54 318 31 0 11 2330 104 1.243 7.9 0.7 3.3 5.1 1.55
NL (3 yrs) 12 13 .480 3.53 136 0 95 0 0 31 188.2 191 93 74 19 69 14 86 9 0 2 814 108 1.378 9.1 0.9 3.3 4.1 1.25

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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
1964 23 KCA AL 10 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1965 24 KCA AL 34 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1966 25 KCA AL 66 22 21 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 .095 .095 .143 .238 -32 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 MVP-13
1967 26 KCA AL 57 11 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .125 .125 .125 .250 -25 1 0 0 3 0 0 1
1968 27 OAK AL 54 8 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .143 .143 .143 .286 -11 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1969 28 TOT AL 53 11 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .100 .182 .100 .282 -18 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
1969 28 SEP AL 15 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 53 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
1969 28 NYY AL 38 9 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .111 .111 .111 .222 -36 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1970 29 NYY AL 41 17 16 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .063 .063 .063 .125 -65 1 1 0 1 0 0 1
1971 30 NYY AL 41 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 3 0 0 1
1972 31 TOT MLB 52 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .143 .000 .143 -58 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1972 31 NYY AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1972 31 CHC NL 48 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .143 .000 .143 -58 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1973 32 CHC NL 47 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1974 33 TOT NL 41 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000 175 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1974 33 ATL NL 17 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1974 33 NYM NL 24 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 315 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Seasons 496 104 92 3 7 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 51 .076 .096 .098 .194 -44 9 1 1 10 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 34 30 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 17 .076 .096 .098 .194 -44 3 0 0 3 0 0
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
OAK (5 yrs) 221 53 47 2 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 30 .085 .085 .106 .191 -44 5 0 0 6 0 0
NYY (4 yrs) 124 32 28 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14 .071 .071 .071 .143 -59 2 1 0 4 0 0
CHC (2 yrs) 95 14 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 .071 .000 .071 -79 0 0 0 0 0 0
NYM (1 yr) 24 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 315 2 0 0 0 0 0
ATL (1 yr) 17 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
SEP (1 yr) 15 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 53 0 0 1 0 0 0
AL (9 yrs) 360 87 76 2 6 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 45 .079 .091 .092 .183 -47 7 1 1 10 0 0
NL (3 yrs) 136 17 16 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .063 .118 .125 .243 -34 2 0 0 0 0 0

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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
1964 KCA AL 23 P 9 0 16.1 7 2 5 0 1 1.000 3.86 0.78 .957 1.87 0.72
1965 KCA AL 24 P 34 0 51.1 15 4 11 0 2 1.000 2.63 0.44 .947 2.03 0.75
1966 KCA AL 25 P 66 0 113.0 41 9 32 0 1 1.000 3.27 0.62 .949 1.99 0.75 MVP-13
1967 KCA AL 26 P 57 0 88.0 26 7 19 0 3 1.000 2.66 0.46 .954 1.96 0.74
1968 OAK AL 27 P 54 0 74.2 17 2 14 1 1 .941 1.93 0.30 .959 1.89 0.73
1969 TOT AL 28 P 53 0 82.2 32 14 18 0 4 1.000 3.48 0.60 .947 1.88 0.69
1969 SEP AL 28 P 15 0 16.2 7 3 4 0 2 1.000 3.78 0.47 .943 1.89 0.69
1969 NYY AL 28 P 38 0 66.0 25 11 14 0 2 1.000 3.41 0.66 .948 1.88 0.69
1970 NYY AL 29 P 41 0 69.2 16 4 11 1 0 .938 1.94 0.37 .950 1.86 0.67
1971 NYY AL 30 P 41 0 56.0 25 10 12 3 0 .880 3.54 0.54 .960 1.98 0.77
1972 TOT MLB 31 P 52 0 73.0 26 5 20 1 4 .962 3.08 0.48 .946 1.79 0.73
1972 NYY AL 31 P 4 0 6.0 5 3 2 0 1 1.000 7.50 1.25 .940 1.80 0.75
1972 CHC NL 31 P 48 0 67.0 21 2 18 1 3 .952 2.69 0.42 .948 1.79 0.73
1973 CHC NL 32 P 47 0 63.2 24 6 17 1 3 .958 3.25 0.49 .950 1.88 0.73
1974 TOT NL 33 P 41 0 58.0 11 2 8 1 1 .909 1.55 0.24 .945 1.88 0.71
1974 ATL NL 33 P 17 0 16.2 7 2 4 1 1 .857 3.24 0.35 .943 1.89 0.71
1974 NYM NL 33 P 24 0 41.1 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 0.87 0.17 .950 1.87 0.71
11 Seasons P 495 0 746.1 240 65 167 8 20 .967 2.80 0.47 .951 1.91 0.73
11 Seasons TOT 495 0 746.1 240 65 167 8 20 .967 2.80 0.47 .918 1.91 0.73
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1966-AL-13-8%
0.08 Career Shares (949th)

Games Played s c a p y
1966 AL--66--2nd
1967 AL--57--10th
1968 AL--54--9th

Saves s c a p y
1966 AL--32--1st
1967 AL--12--7th
1968 AL--11--7th
1969 AL--14--7th
1970 AL--16--9th
1972 NL--17--5th
Career--123--94th

Games Finished s c a p y
1966 AL--57--1st
1967 AL--40--6th
1968 AL--30--9th
1972 NL--39--6th
Career--321--85th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 3 (551), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 21 (1024), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 10 (925), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 11 (719), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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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.

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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