How Darrel Akerfelds's Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Compares to Similar Players

Darrel Akerfelds posted a career Strikeouts Per 9 Innings of 4.97, well below the relief pitcher average of 6.36 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Strikeouts Per 9 Innings season came in 1986, posting 8.44, well above the relief pitcher average of 6.33 that year. The lowest point came in 1990 at 4.06, well below the relief pitcher average of 6.2 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 7.36 in 1989 to 4.06 in 1990 and 5.62 in 1991. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts Per 9 Innings profile — ranging from 4.06 to 8.44 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Darrel Akerfelds Lifetime Strikeouts Per 9 Innings

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Strikeouts Per 9 Innings
Career4.97
Season Avg.4.97
162 Game Avg.4.97
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Darrel Akerfelds Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Per Season

Darrel Akerfelds's Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 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 Strikeouts Per 9 Innings per season line chart

Darrel Akerfelds Strikeouts Per 9 Innings by Team

Darrel Akerfelds's career Strikeouts Per 9 Innings totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Darrel Akerfelds career Strikeouts Per 9 Innings by team bar chart

Darrel Akerfelds Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Darrel Akerfelds's career Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 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 Strikeouts Per 9 Innings year-over-year waterfall chart

Darrel Akerfelds Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Darrel Akerfelds's seasonal Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 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 Strikeouts Per 9 Innings distribution box chart versus comparable players

Darrel Akerfelds Strikeouts Per 9 Innings — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Darrel Akerfelds's MLB career with Strikeouts Per 9 Innings 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 Strikeouts Per 9 Innings season-by-season breakdown table