Born on September 24, 1958 in Freer, Texas, Jim Acker (James Justin Acker) played for the Toronto Blue Jays, Atlanta Braves and Seattle Mariners over the course of his 10 year career. Acker broke into the bigs on April 7, 1983 with the Toronto Blue Jays, and put up a 4.33 ERA in 97.2 innings pitched in 1983, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Jim Acker's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1985, when he posted a 3.23 ERA and notched 10 saves. However, others believe that it was 1989, when he posted a 2.43 ERA and struck out 92 batters.
Statistics[]
Pitching Stats[]
Year
Team
G
GS
W
L
ERA
K
R
ER
CG
SHO
SV
IP
H
HR
BB
IB
WP
HBP
1983
TOR
A
38
5
5
1
4.33
44
52
47
0
0
1
97.2
103
7
38
1
1
8
1984
TOR
A
32
3
3
5
4.38
33
39
35
0
0
1
72
79
3
25
3
5
6
1985
TOR
A
61
0
7
2
3.23
42
35
31
0
0
10
86.1
86
7
43
1
2
3
1986
TOR
A
23
5
2
4
4.35
32
34
29
0
0
0
60
63
6
22
3
3
2
1986
ATL
N
21
14
3
8
3.79
37
47
40
0
0
0
95
100
7
26
3
2
1
1986
Total
44
19
5
12
4.01
69
81
69
0
0
0
155
163
13
48
6
5
3
1987
ATL
N
68
0
4
9
4.16
68
57
53
0
0
14
114.2
109
11
51
4
1
4
1988
ATL
N
21
1
0
4
4.71
25
26
22
0
0
0
42
45
6
14
3
2
1
1989
TOR
A
14
0
2
1
1.59
24
7
5
0
0
0
28.1
24
1
12
3
1
1
1989
ATL
N
59
0
0
6
2.67
68
29
29
0
0
2
97.2
84
5
20
8
2
1
1989
Total
73
0
2
7
2.43
92
36
34
0
0
2
126
108
6
32
11
3
2
1990
TOR
A
59
0
4
4
3.83
54
49
39
0
0
1
91.2
103
9
30
5
4
3
1991
TOR
A
54
4
3
5
5.20
44
53
51
0
0
1
88.1
77
16
36
5
7
2
1992
SEA
A
17
0
0
0
5.28
11
19
18
0
0
0
30.2
45
4
12
1
1
0
Total
NL
169
15
7
27
3.71
198
159
144
0
0
16
349.1
338
29
111
18
7
7
Total
AL
298
17
26
22
4.14
284
288
255
0
0
14
555
580
53
218
22
24
25
Total
467
32
33
49
3.97
482
447
399
0
0
30
904.1
918
82
329
40
31
32
Fielding Stats[]
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1983
TOR
A
P
38
5
97.2
12
15
0
4
0
3
7
4
0
1.000
1984
TOR
A
P
32
3
72
7
8
1
0
0
1
3
3
0
.938
1985
TOR
A
P
61
0
86.1
10
16
0
1
0
0
4
3
0
1.000
1986
TOR
A
P
23
5
60
9
11
0
2
0
1
8
3
0
1.000
1986
ATL
N
P
21
14
95
7
17
0
2
0
0
10
5
0
1.000
1986
Total
P
44
19
155
16
28
0
4
0
1
18
8
0
1.000
1987
ATL
N
P
68
0
114.2
6
23
0
2
0
1
13
4
1
1.000
1988
ATL
N
P
21
1
42
3
7
0
0
0
1
9
2
1
1.000
1989
TOR
A
P
14
0
28.1
1
10
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
.917
1989
ATL
N
P
59
0
97.2
12
14
0
0
0
1
5
7
1
1.000
1989
Total
P
73
0
126
13
24
1
0
0
1
6
9
2
.974
1990
TOR
A
P
59
0
91.2
5
19
0
0
0
1
6
7
0
1.000
1991
TOR
A
P
54
4
88.1
1
16
0
0
0
0
10
3
0
1.000
1992
SEA
A
P
17
0
30.2
0
5
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1.000
Total
P
467
32
904.1
73
161
2
11
0
9
77
44
4
.992
Batting Stats[]
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1983
TOR
A
38
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1984
TOR
A
32
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1985
TOR
A
61
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1986
TOR
A
23
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1986
ATL
N
21
28
1
3
0
0
.107
.107
.143
1
0
0
21
0
0
0
0
0
1986
Total
44
28
1
3
0
0
.107
.107
.143
1
0
0
21
0
0
0
0
0
1987
ATL
N
68
14
1
3
0
1
.214
.267
.214
0
0
1
8
0
0
0
0
0
1988
ATL
N
21
5
0
2
0
0
.400
.500
.400
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1989
TOR
A
14
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1989
ATL
N
59
7
0
1
0
0
.143
.143
.143
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
1989
Total
73
7
0
1
0
0
.143
.143
.143
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
1990
TOR
A
59
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1991
TOR
A
54
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1992
SEA
A
17
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
NL
169
54
2
9
0
1
.167
.196
.185
1
0
2
32
0
0
0
0
1
Total
AL
298
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
467
54
2
9
0
1
.167
.196
.185
1
0
2
32
0
0
0
0
1
Transactions[]
Selected by Atlanta Braves in the 1st round (21st pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1980).
Selected by Toronto Blue Jays from Atlanta Braves in the Rule 5 major league draft (December 6, 1982).
Traded by Toronto Blue Jays to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Joe Johnson (July 6, 1986).
Granted free agency (November 4, 1988).
Signed by Atlanta Braves (January 6, 1989).
Traded by Atlanta Braves to Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Tony Castillo and Francisco Cabrera (August 24, 1989).