Darrel Akerfelds vs. Lefty Clarke — Career Comparison

Darrel Akerfelds
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Clarke
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Clarke 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 5.4 and 1.800 for Lefty Clarke. 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 Lefty Clarke

Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.81
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.35
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.4
10.4
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
5.08
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
701
27
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233.2
9
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
8.32
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.39
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
4.89
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.62
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.97
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.096
1.096
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.81
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
40.33
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.27
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
5.62
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.62
5.62
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.65
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.58
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
878
33.82
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
41.4
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.33
40.33
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Lefty Clarke

Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.81
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.5
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
701
27
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233.2
9
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.54
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.85
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.73
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.4
10.4
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Lefty Clarke

Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
8333.33
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
6.61
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.28
-18.99
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
400
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA