How Darrel Akerfelds's Starts Compares to Similar Players

Darrel Akerfelds totaled 13 career Starts, above the relief pitcher average of 11.5 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His best Starts season came in 1987, posting 13, well above the relief pitcher average of 2.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1986 at 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 1.5 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 0 in 1989 to 0 in 1990 and 0 in 1991, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 0 to 13 — though the career average remained above league norms.

Darrel Akerfelds Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats

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Darrel Akerfelds Starts Per Season

Darrel Akerfelds's Starts 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 Starts per season line chart

Darrel Akerfelds Starts by Team

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

Darrel Akerfelds Cumulative Starts — Career Progression

A running total of Darrel Akerfelds's career Starts, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Darrel Akerfelds Starts year-over-year waterfall chart

Darrel Akerfelds Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Darrel Akerfelds's seasonal Starts 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 Starts distribution box chart versus comparable players

Darrel Akerfelds Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Darrel Akerfelds's MLB career with Starts 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 Starts season-by-season breakdown table