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Jim Acker

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 210lb (188cm, 95kg)

Born: September 24, 1958 in Freer, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 1st round (21st) of the 1980 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX).

High School: Freer HS (Freer, TX)

School: University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX)

Debut: April 7, 1983 (Age 24-195d, 14,706th in major league history)
vs. BOS 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: June 14, 1992 (Age 33-264d)
vs. MIL 2.1 IP, 6 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1983 season

Agents: Doug Baldwin

Full Name: James Justin Acker

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.6

ERA

3.97

467

904.1

482

WHIP

1.379

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	26-42 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 15 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	11 (6-2-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 15 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	9 (4-3-1)

Most Driven In
O Virgil	1

Most Driven In By
P Runge	1

1987 Batting Game Log

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1987 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	22	2 (1)	Apr 9	ATL		PHI	W,8-7	6-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	1.41	-0.039	1.87	-0.03%	-0.37	P
2	23	4 (1)	Apr 11	ATL	@	NYM	W,4-3	4-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
3	24	7 (2)	Apr 14	ATL		CIN	L,3-6	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	25	13 (5)	Apr 22	ATL	@	HOU	L,0-6	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	26	14	Apr 23	ATL	@	HOU	L,3-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	27	15	Apr 24	ATL		SFG	L,5-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	28	17 (1)	Apr 26	ATL		SFG	L,4-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	29	21 (3)	Apr 30	ATL	@	CIN	L,8-9	9-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	30	23 (1)	May 2	ATL		HOU	W,12-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	3	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.24	P
10	31	25 (1)	May 4	ATL		MON	W,10-7	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.07	0.003	.06	0.00%	0.42	P
11	32	27 (1)	May 6	ATL		MON	L,2-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
12	33	28	May 8	ATL		NYM	W,4-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
13	34	29	May 9	ATL		NYM	W,5-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5						P
14	35	31 (1)	May 11	ATL	@	MON	L,6-7	8-GF(10)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.35	0.032	1.25	0.02%	0.13	P
15	36	33 (1)	May 13	ATL	@	PHI	W,10-5	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.02	-0.001	.02	0.00%	-0.17	P
16	37	35 (1)	May 15	ATL	@	PIT	W,9-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	5						P
17	38	39 (3)	May 20	ATL		STL	L,4-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
18	39	41 (1)	May 22	ATL	@	CHC	W,9-5	6-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.04	0.002	.05	0.00%	0.61	P
19	40	42	May 23	ATL	@	CHC	L,6-7	16-GF(16)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	8						P
20	41	45 (2)	May 26	ATL	@	STL	W,5-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9	1.01	-0.024	1.35	-0.02%	-0.37	P
21	42	48 (2)	May 30	ATL		CHC	L,6-11	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
22	43	51 (2)	Jun 3	ATL		PIT	L,1-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9						P
23	44	53 (1)	Jun 5	ATL		SDP	L,3-10	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9						P
24	45	56 (2)	Jun 8	ATL		LAD	L,3-6	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9						P
25	46	57	Jun 9	ATL		LAD	L,3-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	2						P
26	47	60 (2)	Jun 12	ATL	@	CIN	W,4-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9						P
27	48	62 (1)	Jun 14	ATL	@	CIN	L,3-4	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9						P
28	49	64 (1)	Jun 17	ATL		SFG	W,6-1	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9						P
29	50	65	Jun 18	ATL		CIN	L,4-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	1						P
30	51	68 (2)	Jun 21	ATL		CIN	L,5-6	6-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.85	-0.022	1.86	-0.03%	-0.25	P
31	52	69	Jun 23	ATL	@	LAD	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	6						P
32	53	70	Jun 24	ATL	@	LAD	L,4-5	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
33	54	71	Jun 25	ATL	@	LAD	L,1-2	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
34	55	73 (1)	Jun 27	ATL	@	SDP	L,4-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
35	56	76 (2)	Jun 30	ATL	@	SFG	L,2-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	1						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
36	57	79 (2)	Jul 4	ATL		STL	L,0-3	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
37	58	81 (1)	Jul 7 (1)	ATL		NYM	L,2-6	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
38	59	86 (4)	Jul 11	ATL		PHI	W,5-4	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9	.27	-0.007	.17	0.00%	-0.11	P
39	60	89 (2)	Jul 17	ATL	@	MON	L,4-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9						P
40	61	91 (1)	Jul 19	ATL	@	MON	L,1-2	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9						P
41	62	92	Jul 20	ATL	@	NYM	L,2-9	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	6						P
42	63	101 (8)	Jul 30	ATL		HOU	L,5-8	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9						P
43	64	102	Jul 31	ATL		LAD	L,5-9	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
44	65	106 (3)	Aug 5	ATL		SDP	L,3-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9						P
45	66	109 (2)	Aug 8	ATL	@	LAD	W,9-7	6-9	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	9	.11	0.008	.03	0.00%	0.71	P
46	67	115 (5)	Aug 14	ATL	@	HOU	L,4-8	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	6						P
47	68	116	Aug 15	ATL	@	HOU	L,0-8	3-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.333	.273	.606	9	.16	0.005	.02	0.00%	0.26	P
48	69	118 (1)	Aug 17	ATL	@	HOU	L,2-11	4-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.333	.273	.606	9						P
49	70	119	Aug 18	ATL		CHC	W,9-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.308	.250	.558	9	.61	-0.031	.01	0.00%	-0.66	P
50	71	121 (1)	Aug 20	ATL		CHC	W,13-4	5-7	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.286	.231	.516	9	.67	-0.050	.01	0.00%	-0.94	P
51	72	123 (1)	Aug 22	ATL		PIT	W,10-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.286	.231	.516	9						P
52	73	126 (2)	Aug 27 (2)	ATL	@	CHC	L,6-8	6-GF(8)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.286	.231	.516	2						P
53	74	127	Aug 28	ATL	@	STL	L,3-4	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.286	.231	.516	9						P
54	75	129 (1)	Aug 30	ATL	@	STL	L,3-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.286	.231	.516	9						P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
55	76	136 (6)	Sep 7	ATL		SDP	L,4-11	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.286	.231	.516	6						P
56	77	137	Sep 8	ATL		SDP	W,4-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.286	.231	.516	9						P
57	78	138	Sep 9	ATL		SDP	W,3-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.267	.214	.481	9	.77	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.25	P
58	79	140 (1)	Sep 12	ATL		LAD	W,10-9	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.267	.214	.481	8						P
59	80	142 (1)	Sep 14	ATL		CIN	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.267	.214	.481	9						P
60	81	144 (1)	Sep 16	ATL	@	SDP	L,0-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.267	.214	.481	1						P
61	82	147 (2)	Sep 19	ATL	@	LAD	W,10-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.267	.214	.481	8						P
62	83	150 (2)	Sep 23	ATL		HOU	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.267	.214	.481	7						P
63	84	151	Sep 24	ATL		HOU	W,8-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.267	.214	.481	6						P
64	85	156 (4)	Sep 29	ATL	@	CIN	L,4-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.267	.214	.481	9						P
65	86	157	Sep 30	ATL	@	HOU	W,3-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.267	.214	.481	9						P
66	87	158	Oct 1	ATL	@	HOU	L,5-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.267	.214	.481	2						P
67	88	159	Oct 2	ATL	@	SFG	W,6-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.267	.214	.481	9						P
68	89	161 (1)	Oct 4	ATL	@	SFG	L,4-5	8-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.267	.214	.481	5						P
							26-42		15	14	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.214	.267	.214	.481		.50	-0.144	.45	-0.06%	-1.22

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