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American baseball player (born 1958)
Baseball player
James Justin Acker (born September 24, 1958) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1983 to 1992 . He played college baseball at the University of Texas .
Acker was drafted in the first round by the Atlanta Braves in the 1980 Major League Baseball Draft and was a member of the Toronto Blue Jays teams that won the 1985 , 1989 , and 1991 American League East division. He also played for the Seattle Mariners .
Professional career [ edit ]
Toronto Blue Jays [ edit ]
He was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the first round (21st selection) of the 1980 Major League Baseball Draft . On December 6, 1982 , he was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Atlanta Braves in the 1982 Rule 5 Draft . He pitched for the Jays for four years performing mainly as a relief pitcher .
Atlanta Braves [ edit ]
On July 6, 1986 , Acker was traded by the Blue Jays to the Atlanta Braves for pitcher Joe Johnson . He spent four years with the Braves, compiling a record of 7–27 with 16 saves and a 3.71 ERA in 169 games.
On August 24, 1989 , Acker was traded by the Braves back to the Toronto Blue Jays for Francisco Cabrera and Tony Castillo .
Toronto Blue Jays (second tenure) [ edit ]
Acker spent part of the 1989 year and the complete 1990 and 1991 seasons back with the Blue Jays. In his entire seven-year career with the Jays he compiled a record of 26–22 with 14 saves and an ERA of 4.07 in 281 games. On October 31, 1991 , he was granted free agency.
Seattle Mariners [ edit ]
Acker signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners on February 2, 1992 . He appeared in 17 games with the Mariners, compiling a 5.28 ERA, before he was released on July 21, 1992 .[1]
Retirement [ edit ]
Acker ended his baseball career after six appearances with the Oklahoma City 89ers , the Texas Rangers Triple-A affiliate, in 1993.
Career statistics [ edit ]
In 467 major league games, Acker compiled a 33–49 record with 32 games started , 159 games finished , 30 saves , 329 walks, 482 strikeouts and a 3.97 ERA.
He was an excellent fielding pitcher, recording a .992 fielding percentage with only two errors in 236 total chances in 904.1 innings pitched . Both his miscues were against the Milwaukee Brewers on June 25, 1984, and September 24, 1989.
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1965: Grant
1966: Santorini
1967: Finlay
1968: Moore
1969: Holbert
1970: Broaddus
1971: Duncan
1972: Hanna
1973: Rockett
1974: D. Murphy
1975: Young
1976: Smith
1977: Cole
1978: Horner
1979: Komminsk
1980: Dayley , Acker
1981: Roberts
1982: Ward
1983: None
1984: Denson
1985: Greene
1986: Mercker
1987: Lilliquist
1988: Avery
1989: Houston
1990: C. Jones
1991: Kelly
1992: Arnold
1993: None
1994: Shumate
1995: Hutchinson
1996: Zapp, Marquis
1997: Cameron
1998: None
1999: None
2000: Wainwright , Thorman , K. Johnson , Herr
2001: McBride , Burrus, Lewis
2002: Francoeur , Meyer
2003: Atilano , Saltalamacchia
2004: None
2005: Devine , B. Jones
2006: C. Johnson, Rasmus , Evarts
2007: Heyward , Gilmore
2008: DeVall
2009: Minor
2010: Lipka
2011: Gilmartin
2012: Sims
2013: Hursh
2014: Davidson
2015: Allard , Soroka
2016: Anderson
2017: Wright
2018: Stewart
2019: Langeliers , Shewmake
2020: Shuster
2021: Cusick
2022: O. Murphy
2023: Waldrep
Biography
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jim_Acker&oldid=1232750695 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● 1 9 5 8 b i r t h s ● L i v i n g p e o p l e ● A m e r i c a n e x p a t r i a t e b a s e b a l l p l a y e r s i n C a n a d a ● A t l a n t a B r a v e s p l a y e r s ● B a s e b a l l p l a y e r s f r o m T e x a s ● C a l g a r y C a n n o n s p l a y e r s ● C a r d e n a l e s d e L a r a p l a y e r s ● A m e r i c a n e x p a t r i a t e b a s e b a l l p l a y e r s i n V e n e z u e l a ● G r e e n v i l l e B r a v e s p l a y e r s ● G u l f C o a s t B r a v e s p l a y e r s ● M a j o r L e a g u e B a s e b a l l p i t c h e r s ● O k l a h o m a C i t y 8 9 e r s p l a y e r s ● P e o p l e f r o m F r e e r , T e x a s ● R i c h m o n d B r a v e s p l a y e r s ● S a v a n n a h B r a v e s p l a y e r s ● S e a t t l e M a r i n e r s p l a y e r s ● T e x a s L o n g h o r n s b a s e b a l l p l a y e r s ● T o r o n t o B l u e J a y s p l a y e r s H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● A r t i c l e s w i t h s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n ● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n i s d i f f e r e n t f r o m W i k i d a t a ● U s e m d y d a t e s f r o m J u l y 2 0 2 4 ● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n m a t c h e s W i k i d a t a
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