How Darrel Akerfelds's Component ERA Compares to Similar Players

Darrel Akerfelds posted a career Component ERA of 4.66, above the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — a level that fell short of typical league production. His strongest Component ERA season came in 1990, posting 3.16, below the relief pitcher average of 3.82 that year. The highest point came in 1986 at 8.41, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.84 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.74 in 1989 to 3.16 in 1990 and 4.54 in 1991. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Component ERA profile — ranging from 3.16 to 8.41 — though the career average fell below league norms.

Darrel Akerfelds Lifetime Component ERA

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Darrel Akerfelds Component ERA Per Season

Darrel Akerfelds's Component ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Darrel Akerfelds Component ERA per season line chart

Darrel Akerfelds Component ERA by Team

Darrel Akerfelds's career Component ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Darrel Akerfelds career Component ERA by team bar chart

Darrel Akerfelds Component ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Darrel Akerfelds's career Component ERA shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Darrel Akerfelds Component ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Darrel Akerfelds Component ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Darrel Akerfelds's seasonal Component ERA alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Darrel Akerfelds Component ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Darrel Akerfelds Component ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Darrel Akerfelds's MLB career with Component ERA alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Darrel Akerfelds Component ERA season-by-season breakdown table