Darrel Akerfelds vs. Willie Cathey — Career Comparison

Darrel Akerfelds
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Willie Cathey
UnknownThrows LeftBats LeftIndianapolis ClownsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Willie Cathey 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. Darrel Akerfelds posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.08 and WHIP 1.536 compared to 5.17 and 1.365 for Willie Cathey. By the career numbers, Darrel Akerfelds had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Willie Cathey

Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.81
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.62
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.81
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.35
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.4
10.4
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.32
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
5.08
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.17
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
701
27
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233.2
9
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
8.32
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9.86
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.39
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
4.89
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.43
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.62
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
4.97
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
6.47
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.096
1.096
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.81
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.32
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
40.33
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
39.61
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.27
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.81
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
5.62
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
6.31
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.62
5.62
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.65
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.58
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.97
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.365
1.365
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
878
33.82
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
36.7
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61

Fielding Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Willie Cathey

Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.81
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.62
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.81
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
701
27
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233.2
9
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.54
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.62
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.85
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.78
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.73
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.62
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.4
10.4
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Willie Cathey

Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
8333.33
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
10
240
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
600
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
528
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
6.61
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.15
3.58
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.28
-18.99
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.85
-20.4
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
6
400
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA