What years did Jim Acker play?

Jim Acker played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1992.

Was Jim Acker a pitcher?

Yes. Jim Acker pitched in the major leagues, recording 33 wins and 482 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jim Acker hit?

Jim Acker hit 0 career home runs with 9 hits.

What teams did Jim Acker play for?

Jim Acker played for 3 teams: the Toronto Blue Jays (1983–1986, 1989–1991), the Atlanta Braves (1986–1989), and the Seattle Mariners (1992).

What were Jim Acker's career stats?

In 467 games, Jim Acker went 33-49 with a 3.97 ERA, 482 strikeouts, 904.1 innings pitched, and 30 saves.

What was Jim Acker's salary?

Jim Acker's last recorded salary was $275,000, in 1992. His highest recorded salary was $700,000, in 1990, and his lowest was $170,000, in 1985. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1992.

What position did Jim Acker play?

Jim Acker played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Jim Acker and how much did he weigh?

Jim Acker was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 210 pounds.

What was Jim Acker's career ERA?

Jim Acker finished with a 3.97 career ERA, going 33-49 with 482 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Jim Acker have?

Jim Acker recorded 482 career strikeouts.

Is Jim Acker in the Hall of Fame?

No. Jim Acker has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Jim Acker

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1983-1992)

Jim Acker was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1992 for the Toronto Blue Jays, the Atlanta Braves, and the Seattle Mariners, a span of 10 seasons. Across 467 career appearances, he went 33-49 with a 3.97 ERA, 482 strikeouts, and 30 saves.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 23, 2026

W–L 33–49

ERA 3.97

WHIP 1.38

SO 482

Pitcher PIV -4132.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 210 lb
Born: 9/24/1958 in Freer, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 1983-04-07
Last Game: 1992-06-14

Full name: James Justin Acker

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Career Pitching Statistics

Jim Acker — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
33	49	467	32	0	0	30	904.1	918	399	82	329	482	3.97	-4132.3

Career ERA 3.97 vs. league average 3.88 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Jim Acker Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1983	TOR	AL	5	1	38	5	1	97.2	103	47	38	44	4.33	3.87 (-12%)	-796.9
1984	TOR	AL	3	5	32	3	1	72.0	79	35	25	33	4.38	3.81 (-15%)	230.4
1985	TOR	AL	7	2	61	0	10	86.1	86	31	43	42	3.23	3.89 (+17%)	-1015.2
1986	TOR	AL	2	4	23	5	0	60.0	63	29	22	32	4.35	3.97 (-10%)	-347.8
1986	ATL	NL	3	8	21	14	0	95.0	100	40	26	37	3.79	3.97 (+5%)	411.4
1987	ATL	NL	4	9	68	0	14	114.2	109	53	51	68	4.16	4.29 (+3%)	-222.2
1988	ATL	NL	0	4	21	1	0	42.0	45	22	14	25	4.71	3.73 (-26%)	-812.1
1989	ATL	NL	0	6	59	0	2	97.2	84	29	20	68	2.67	3.71 (+28%)	2563.9
1989	TOR	AL	2	1	14	0	0	28.1	24	5	12	24	1.59	3.71 (+57%)	574.5
1990	TOR	AL	4	4	59	0	1	91.2	103	39	30	54	3.83	3.86 (+1%)	-286.9
1991	TOR	AL	3	5	54	4	1	88.1	77	51	36	44	5.20	3.91 (-33%)	-3519.1
1992	SEA	AL	0	0	17	0	0	30.2	45	18	12	11	5.28	3.75 (-41%)	-912.2
Career · 12 seasons			33	49	467	32	30	904.1	918	399	329	482	3.97	—	-4,132

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Jim Acker — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
467	54	2	9	1	0	0	1	0	2	32	.167	.196	.185	.382	0

Career AVG .167 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 35.3% below league average.

Career OBP .196 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 39.3% below league average.

Career SLG .185 vs. league average .388 across their career seasons — 52.2% below league average.

Career OPS .382 vs. league average .711 across their career seasons — 46.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Jim Acker Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1983	TOR	AL	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	TOR	AL	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	TOR	AL	61	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	TOR	AL	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	ATL	NL	21	28	1	3	1	0	0	21	.107	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	ATL	NL	68	14	1	3	0	1	1	8	.214	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	ATL	NL	21	5	0	2	0	0	1	1	.400	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	ATL	NL	59	7	0	1	0	0	0	2	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	TOR	AL	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	TOR	AL	59	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	TOR	AL	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	SEA	AL	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			467	54	2	9	1	1	2	32	.167	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Jim Acker — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Jim Acker — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
1991	ALCS	TOR	1	.000
1989	ALCS	TOR	5	.000
1985	ALCS	TOR	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Jim Acker — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	8	0	0	13.0	7	1	1	10	0.69

Playoff Pitching by Year

Jim Acker — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1991	ALCS	TOR	1	0.2	1	0	0	1	0.00
1989	ALCS	TOR	5	6.1	4	1	1	4	1.42
1985	ALCS	TOR	2	6.0	2	0	0	5	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Jim Acker — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	236	26	1	3	0	0	.115
Away	231	28	1	6	0	1	.214

Pitching — Home / Away

Jim Acker — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	236	471.2	460	211	161	245	4.03
Away	231	432.2	458	188	168	237	3.91

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Jim Acker — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1992-06-14	SEA	MIL	—	2.1	6	2	2	1	0	0
1992-06-08	SEA	TEX	—	2.1	9	5	5	0	0	0
1992-06-03	SEA	CLE	—	4.0	3	1	1	1	0	1
1992-05-26	SEA	BAL	—	2.0	2	1	1	0	0	1
1992-05-24	SEA	CLE	—	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0
1992-05-19	SEA	BOS	—	0.1	0	1	1	1	0	0
1992-05-13	SEA	NYY	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1992-05-09	SEA	DET	—	2.1	2	1	1	2	0	0
1992-05-08	SEA	DET	—	0.0	1	1	1	1	0	0
1992-05-06	SEA	TOR	—	1.0	3	2	1	0	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jim Acker — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	467	32	73	161	2	11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jim Acker — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1983	TOR	P	38	5	12	15	0	4
1984	TOR	P	32	3	7	8	1	0
1985	TOR	P	61	0	10	16	0	1
1986	TOR	P	23	5	9	11	0	2
1986	ATL	P	21	14	7	17	0	2
1987	ATL	P	68	0	6	23	0	2
1988	ATL	P	21	1	3	7	0	0
1989	ATL	P	59	0	12	14	0	0
1989	TOR	P	14	0	1	10	1	0
1990	TOR	P	59	0	5	19	0	0
1991	TOR	P	54	4	1	16	0	0
1992	SEA	P	17	0	0	5	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Jim Acker Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	467

Salary History

Jim Acker's recorded salaries total $2,985,500 over 7 seasons, 1985 to 1992. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Acker's career ran from 1983 to 1992. His seasons before 1985 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 1991.

Jim Acker — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1992	SEA	AL	$275,000
1990	TOR	AL	$700,000
1989	ATL	NL	$688,000
1988	ATL	NL	$435,000
1987	ATL	NL	$350,000
1986	ATL	NL	$367,500
1985	TOR	AL	$170,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$2,985,500

College History

Jim Acker — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Texas at Austin	Austin	TX	1978, 1979, 1980

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Jim Acker: the record in brief

Jim Acker played a first major league game on April 7, 1983 and a last one on June 14, 1992. Acker played for the Toronto Blue Jays (1983 through 1991), the Atlanta Braves (1986 to 1989), and the Seattle Mariners (1992). Acker is listed as a pitcher at 6 feet, 2 inches and 210 pounds. Acker threw and hit right-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is September 24, 1958, in Freer, TX, USA. The given name on file is James Justin Acker.

Acker went 33-49 with a 3.97 ERA in 467 games, 32 of them starts. Also on Acker's record: 482 strikeouts and 30 saves. Acker's 3.97 ERA was close to the 3.88 league figure for those seasons. No season topped the 7 wins of 1985. The strikeout high was 68 in 1987. Acker saved 14 games in 1987, the season high. In 1989, one of the busiest seasons, Acker posted a 2.67 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.71.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jim Acker

What years did Jim Acker play?: Jim Acker played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1992.
Was Jim Acker a pitcher?: Yes. Jim Acker pitched in the major leagues, recording 33 wins and 482 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jim Acker hit?: Jim Acker hit 0 career home runs with 9 hits.
What teams did Jim Acker play for?: Jim Acker played for 3 teams: the Toronto Blue Jays (1983–1986, 1989–1991), the Atlanta Braves (1986–1989), and the Seattle Mariners (1992).
What were Jim Acker's career stats?: In 467 games, Jim Acker went 33-49 with a 3.97 ERA, 482 strikeouts, 904.1 innings pitched, and 30 saves.
How much did Jim Acker earn in his career?: Jim Acker's recorded salaries total $2,985,500 over 7 seasons, 1985 to 1992. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Acker's career ran from 1983 to 1992. His seasons before 1985 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 1991.
What was Jim Acker's salary?: Jim Acker's last recorded salary was $275,000, in 1992. His highest recorded salary was $700,000, in 1990, and his lowest was $170,000, in 1985. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1992.
What position did Jim Acker play?: Jim Acker played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Jim Acker and how much did he weigh?: Jim Acker was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 210 pounds.
What was Jim Acker's career ERA?: Jim Acker finished with a 3.97 career ERA, going 33-49 with 482 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Jim Acker have?: Jim Acker recorded 482 career strikeouts.
Is Jim Acker in the Hall of Fame?: No. Jim Acker has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.