Darrel Akerfelds vs. Doc Ayers — Career Comparison

Darrel Akerfelds
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Darrel Akerfelds as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Doc Ayers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.84 and WHIP 1.217 compared to 5.08 and 1.536 for Darrel Akerfelds. By the career numbers, Doc Ayers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Doc Ayers

Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.4
10.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
5.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
701
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
233.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
8.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.89
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.096
1.096
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
40.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
5.62
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.58
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
878
33.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92

Fielding Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Doc Ayers

Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
701
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.4
10.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Doc Ayers

Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
8333.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
6.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-18.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
400
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20