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Jack
Aker		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 195
 
Born: July 13, 1940 in Usa, CA, TULARE
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1964 23 DET AL $ 300,000 3 4 5 5 6 7 7 7 8 7
1965 24 TAM AL $ 300,000 5 4 5 5 7 7 7 7 8 8
1966 25 TAM AL   4 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 8 8
1967 26 TAM AL $ 300,000 4 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 8 8
1968 27 TAM AL $ 300,000 4 5 6 5 6 7 7 7 8 8
1969 28 TAM AL $ 300,000 3 5 6 5 6 7 7 7 8 7
1970 29 TAM AL $ 1,348,571 2 5 5 5 5 6 5 6 7 7
1971 30 TAM AL $ 1,348,571 1 5 6 5 4 5 5 6 6 6
1972 31 NYG NL $ 300,000 1 5 6 5 4 5 5 5 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings   1 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,348,571 5 5 6 5 7 7 7 7 8 8
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1964 23 DET AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1965 24 TAM AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1966 25 TAM AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1967 26 TAM AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1968 27 TAM AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1969 28 TAM AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1970 29 TAM AL $ 1,348,571   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1971 30 TAM AL $ 1,348,571   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1972 31 NYG NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,348,571   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1964 23 SDP NL 4 3 .571 33 0 0 0 7 42.0 36 17 5 15 17 3.64 .231 .301 .391 .692 5.0
  DET AL 0 2 .000 30 0 0 0 4 33.7 39 18 5 15 22 4.81 .287 .359 .485 .845 0.0
  TOT   4 5 .444 63 0 0 0 11 75.7 75 35 10 30 39 4.16 .257 .328 .435 .763 5.0
    AAA   1 3 .250 10 0 0 0 4 14.3 12 3 0 8 12 1.88 .235 .339 .314 .653  
1965 24 DET AL 5 4 .556 42 0 0 0 13 57.7 67 34 6 28 29 5.31 .289 .365 .435 .800 1.4
    AAA   2 0 1.000 30 0 0 0 3 29.7 30 9 2 8 28 2.73 .268 .317 .348 .665  
1966 25 AAA   8 1 .889 63 0 0 0 4 55.7 56 24 1 24 47 3.88 .262 .336 .341 .677  
1967 26 TAM AL 0 7 .000 27 0 0 0 1 28.3 33 20 6 11 21 6.35 .292 .367 .522 .889 0.0
    AAA   3 2 .600 57 0 0 0 5 54.7 63 21 1 16 54 3.46 .284 .332 .333 .665  
1968 27 TAM AL 3 2 .600 32 0 0 0 9 37.0 52 26 3 15 22 6.32 .349 .418 .477 .894 0.0
    AAA   1 0 1.000 28 0 0 0 4 27.3 21 7 1 8 16 2.31 .202 .259 .250 .509  
1969 28 TAM AL 2 1 .667 33 0 0 0 8 51.3 38 10 3 26 27 1.75 .207 .299 .266 .565 7.5
1970 29 TAM AL 4 3 .571 28 0 0 0 12 29.3 30 8 2 8 11 2.45 .275 .328 .385 .713 5.2
1971 30 TAM AL 0 0 .000 12 0 0 0 1 13.0 17 9 1 10 8 6.23 .315 .439 .407 .847 0.0
    AAA   0 0 .000 9 0 0 0 0 6.0 5 1 0 5 4 1.50 .238 .385 .381 .766  
1972 31 TAM AL 0 0 .000 10 0 0 0 3 10.0 20 11 3 4 5 9.90 .400 .444 .640 1.084 0.0
    AA   0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 1 1.3 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 .250 .250 .250 .500  
1973 32 AA   5 2 .714 66 0 0 0 7 53.7 42 22 4 16 51 3.69 .215 .275 .308 .583  
8 Years Sim 18 22 .450 247 0 0 0 58 302.3 332 153 34 132 162 4.55 .281 .356 .425 .781 19.2
6 Years AAA 15 6 .714 197 0 0 0 20 187.6 187 65 5 69 161 3.12 .258 .323 .326 .649  
2 Years AA 5 2 .714 68 0 0 0 8 55.0 43 22 4 16 52 3.60 .216 .274 .307 .581  
8 Years Minors 20 8 .714 265 0 0 0 28 242.6 230 87 9 85 213 3.23 .249 .313 .322 .634  
Season Average 2 2 .500 30 0 0 0 7 37.8 41 19 4 16 20 4.55 .281 .356 .425 .781  
Career Highs 5 7 .667 63 0 0 0 13 75.7 75 35 10 30 39 9.90 .400 .444 .640 1.084  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   153 72 16 60 105   .250 .316 .377 .693
vs LH   179 81 18 72 57   .314 .391 .477 .868
Home 10 7 .588 125 0 0 0 22 152.6 183 93 17 65 90 5.48 .303 .371 .454 .826
Away 8 15 .348 122 0 0 0 37 149.6 149 60 17 67 72 3.61 .257 .334 .395 .729
Mar/Apr 3 3 .500 53 0 0 0 13 69.7 75 30 7 28 38 3.88 .268 .334 .386 .720
May 3 5 .375 37 0 0 0 10 44.7 48 32 6 24 18 6.45 .279 .367 .448 .815
June 6 3 .667 48 0 0 0 18 55.0 60 20 2 19 20 3.27 .290 .350 .386 .736
July 3 4 .429 45 0 0 0 5 55.7 65 31 6 26 37 5.01 .291 .365 .422 .787
August 2 0 1.000 25 0 0 0 8 35.0 26 9 4 13 19 2.31 .211 .287 .350 .636
Sep/Oct 1 7 .125 39 0 0 0 5 42.3 58 31 9 22 30 6.59 .326 .400 .567 .967
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1964 23 SDP NL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
  DET AL 30 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
  TOT   63 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1965 24 DET AL 42 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 0.7 0.3
1968 27 TAM AL 32 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4 0.3
3 Years Sim 137 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000 1.0 0.6
162 Game Average 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000 1.1  
Career Highs 63 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 0.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667 1.1
vs LH   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Home 53 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000 0.5
Away 21 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4
RISP   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Close/Late   2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4
May 14 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 0.7
August 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4
Sep/Oct 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1964 23 SDP NL P 33 0 42.0 4 7 1 1 .917 2.36    
  DET AL P 30 0 33.7 3 5 0 0 1.000 2.14    
  TOT   P 63 0 75.7 7 12 1 1 .950 2.26    
1965 24 DET AL P 42 0 57.7 5 8 0 0 1.000 2.03    
1967 26 TAM AL P 27 0 28.3 2 4 1 0 .857 1.91    
1968 27 TAM AL P 32 0 37.0 3 9 0 0 1.000 2.92    
1969 28 TAM AL P 33 0 51.3 3 6 0 0 1.000 1.58    
1970 29 TAM AL P 28 0 29.3 2 3 0 0 1.000 1.53    
1971 30 TAM AL P 12 0 13.0 1 2 0 0 1.000 2.08    
1972 31 TAM AL P 10 0 10.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 2.70    
Career Totals   247 0 302.3 26 44 2 1 .972 2.08    
Career Highs   63 0 75.7 7 12 1 1 1.000 2.92    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1964 23 DET AL 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 1 4.7 3 3 1 1 2 5.79 .188 .235 .563 .798
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 1 4.7 3 3 1 1 2 5.79 .188 .235 .563 .798
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1965-9-13
1970-4-12
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 6    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 29th overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1954
Had first career hit (triple) on 4/2/1954, off Bill Henry (CLE)
Hit first career homerun on 4/4/1954, off Jim Suchecki (CLE)
Injured on 4/30/1954 with a Inflamed Abdominal Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
2/1/1958: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 8/19/1958 with a Inflamed Thigh Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
2/1/1959: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1960: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1961: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland (N) on 2/10/1962 to a 4-year deal worth $813,987 per year
Released by Cleveland (N) on 5/1/1963
Drafted in 3rd round, 53rd overall pick, by San Diego in 1964
Injured on 3/26/1964 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Earned first career win on 5/14/1964
Traded from San Diego to Detroit on 7/31/1964 (Going to SDP: P Danny Mcdevitt. Going to DET: P Jack Aker, LF Walt Bond)
Injured on 8/16/1964 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
Had first career hit (double) on 5/10/1965, off Jim Dickson (TOR)
Traded from Detroit to Tampa Bay on 7/1/1965 (Going to TAM: P Russ Kemmerer, P Jack Aker, P Larry Jaster. Going to DET: RF Al Pilarcik, P Frank Baumann, P Raul Sanchez)
2/1/1970: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,348,571 through salary arbitration
2/1/1971: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,348,571 through salary arbitration
Injured on 6/2/1971 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks
2/1/1972: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,348,571 through salary arbitration
Traded from Tampa Bay to Kansas City on 6/1/1972 (Going to KCR: P Jack Aker, LF Cliff Cook, 1B Bob Robertson, P Tom Walker, LF Joe Lis. Going to TAM: RF Tony Conigliaro)
Released by Kansas City on 6/1/1972
Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 7/31/1972 to a 1-year deal worth $300,000 per year
2/1/1973: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Released by New York (N) on 10/31/1973
 
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