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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	2-19 / in Starts: 0-1
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	3 games
Most Games w/o RBI	3 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 6 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	0 (0-0-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 6 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	3 (1-1-0)

1988 Batting Game Log

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1988 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	90	1	Apr 5	ATL		CHC	L,9-10	10-13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1.000			9	2.20	0.075	3.00	0.06%	0.37	P
2	91	3 (1)	Apr 7	ATL		LAD	L,2-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0		1.000			6						P
3	92	5 (1)	Apr 9	ATL		LAD	L,3-11	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0		1.000			9						P
4	93	14 (8)	Apr 21	ATL	@	HOU	L,0-8	4-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	.29	0.011	.20	0.01%	0.11	P
5	94	17 (2)	Apr 26	ATL		NYM	L,4-13	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9						P
6	95	19 (1)	Apr 30	ATL	@	PHI	L,5-7	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	4						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
7	96	22 (2)	May 3	ATL	@	NYM	L,0-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	6						P
8	97	24 (1)	May 5	ATL	@	MON	L,1-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9						P
9	98	25	May 6	ATL		PHI	L,3-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	6						P
10	99	27 (1)	May 8	ATL		PHI	L,1-5	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	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
11	100	122 (94)	Aug 20	ATL	@	CHC	L,4-5	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	7						P
12	101	125 (2)	Aug 23	ATL	@	STL	L,0-7	2-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.750	.667	1.417	9	.49	0.019	.00	0.00%	0.23	P
13	102	129 (3)	Aug 27	ATL		CHC	L,0-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.750	.667	1.417	9						P
14	103	132 (2)	Aug 30	ATL		STL	L,1-9	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.750	.667	1.417	9						P
15	104	133	Aug 31	ATL		STL	L,4-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.750	.667	1.417	1						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
16	105	139 (5)	Sep 9	ATL	@	SDP	W,5-4	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.750	.667	1.417	9						P
17	106	142 (2)	Sep 12	ATL	@	LAD	L,4-5	3-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.750	.667	1.417	9						P
18	107	145 (2)	Sep 17 (1)	ATL		SDP	L,4-9	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.750	.667	1.417	9						P
19	108	149 (3)	Sep 20	ATL		SFG	L,4-7	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.750	.667	1.417	9						P
20	109	156 (6)	Sep 28	ATL		HOU	W,4-3	13-15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.750	.667	1.417	9						P
21	110	160 (3)	Oct 2	ATL	@	CIN	L,0-1	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.500	.400	.900	9	1.09	-0.053	.00	0.00%	-0.36	P
							2-19		6	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.500	.400	.900		.94	0.052	.53	0.07%	0.35

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