1958
Born September 24, 1958
Freer, TX, USA
Jim Acker Notable
b. September 24, 1958 · Toronto Blue Jays 1983–1986, 1989–1991, Atlanta Braves 1986–1989, Seattle Mariners 1992
Jim Acker played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1983 and closing with the Seattle Mariners in 1992.
He went 33 and 49 with a 3.97 earned run average, pitching 904 innings in 467 games. He struck out 482. Across 467 games he batted .167, with 9 hits and 2 runs. He finished with 1 double.
He was born in Freer, TX, USA on September 24, 1958. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | TOR | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | TOR | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | TOR | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | ATL/TOR | 44 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | .107 |
| 1987 | ATL | 68 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .214 |
| 1988 | ATL | 21 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .400 |
| 1989 | ATL/TOR | 73 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .143 |
| 1990 | TOR | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | TOR | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | SEA | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 467 | 54 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 0 | .167 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | TOR | 5 | 1 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 97.2 | 103 | 47 | 38 | 44 | 4.33 |
| 1984 | TOR | 3 | 5 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 72.0 | 79 | 35 | 25 | 33 | 4.38 |
| 1985 | TOR | 7 | 2 | 61 | 0 | 10 | 86.1 | 86 | 31 | 43 | 42 | 3.23 |
| 1986 | ATL/TOR | 5 | 12 | 44 | 19 | 0 | 155.0 | 163 | 69 | 48 | 69 | 4.01 |
| 1987 | ATL | 4 | 9 | 68 | 0 | 14 | 114.2 | 109 | 53 | 51 | 68 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | ATL | 0 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 42.0 | 45 | 22 | 14 | 25 | 4.71 |
| 1989 | ATL/TOR | 2 | 7 | 73 | 0 | 2 | 126.0 | 108 | 34 | 32 | 92 | 2.43 |
| 1990 | TOR | 4 | 4 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 91.2 | 103 | 39 | 30 | 54 | 3.83 |
| 1991 | TOR | 3 | 5 | 54 | 4 | 1 | 88.1 | 77 | 51 | 36 | 44 | 5.20 |
| 1992 | SEA | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 30.2 | 45 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 5.28 |
| Career | — | 33 | 49 | 467 | 32 | 30 | 904.1 | 918 | 399 | 329 | 482 | 3.97 |
On this day & linked events
1983
Major-league debut: Jim Acker
Jim Acker made a major-league debut on April 7, 1983.
1992
Final major-league game: Jim Acker
Jim Acker played a final major-league game on June 14, 1992.