Darrel Akerfelds vs. Marty Bystrom — Career Comparison

Darrel Akerfelds
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Marty Bystrom
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Marty Bystrom 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. Marty Bystrom posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.26 and WHIP 1.428 compared to 5.08 and 1.536 for Darrel Akerfelds. By the career numbers, Marty Bystrom had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Marty Bystrom

Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.81
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.74
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.63
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.6
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.54
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.37
47.37
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.73
52.73
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.4
10.4
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
5.08
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
4.26
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
701
27
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
233.2
9
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
8.32
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
9.39
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.39
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.58
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.89
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
3.27
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.62
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
4.97
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
5.34
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.096
1.096
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.956
0.956
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.81
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.31
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
40.33
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1898
39.27
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.27
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
5.62
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
4.88
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.65
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.31
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.35
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.58
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.66
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
878
33.82
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1693
35.03
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.27
39.27

Fielding Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Marty Bystrom

Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.81
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.74
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.63
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
701
27
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
233.2
9
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.66
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.54
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.2
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.85
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.99
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.73
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.86
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.4
10.4
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Marty Bystrom

Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
8333.33
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
84
403.2
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
600
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
537.6
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
86.4
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
72
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
6.61
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
17.39
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
100.8
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
105.6
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.8
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
52.8
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-18.99
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.94
9.31
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.2
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
400
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
249.6
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.4
2.4
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
38.4
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0