Darrel Akerfelds vs. Larry Cheney — Career Comparison

Darrel Akerfelds
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Larry Cheney
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Larry Cheney 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. Larry Cheney posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.243 compared to 5.08 and 1.536 for Darrel Akerfelds. By the career numbers, Larry Cheney had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Larry Cheney

Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.81
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
1.5
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.08
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.55
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.48
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.37
47.37
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.7
53.7
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.4
10.4
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.88
71.88
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.63
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
5.08
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
2.7
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
701
27
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5644
27
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
233.2
9
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1881.1
9
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
8.32
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1605
7.68
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.39
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.17
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.89
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
733
3.51
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.62
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.97
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
926
4.43
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.096
1.096
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.882
0.882
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.81
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.57
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.28
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
40.33
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7865
37.62
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.27
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.3
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
5.62
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
3.75
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.65
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.58
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
878
33.82
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7073
33.84
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.62
37.62

Fielding Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Larry Cheney

Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.81
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.5
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
701
27
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233.2
9
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.54
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.85
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.73
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.36
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.771
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.4
10.4
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Larry Cheney

Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
8333.33
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
316
273.2
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694
600
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
617
533.43
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
99.42
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
77.81
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
14.7
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.05
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
21.61
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
6.61
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.88
33.61
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
128.82
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
139.19
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
39.77
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
36.31
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
75.22
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-18.99
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.81
33.56
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.32
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
35.45
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
400
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179
154.76
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
3.88
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
26.8
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.59
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.73
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.32
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60