Darrel Akerfelds vs. Mark Clark — Career Comparison

Darrel Akerfelds
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mark Clark
Gen XCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mark Clark 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. Mark Clark led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 126 vs 79), run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 77), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 95 vs 74). Role difference aside, Mark Clark holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Mark Clark

Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.81
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
1.58
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.42
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.53
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.37
47.37
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.03
51.03
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.4
10.4
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.95
89.95
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
5.08
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
4.61
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
701
27
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3739
27
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
233.2
9
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1246.1
9
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
8.32
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1364
9.85
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.85
9.85
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.39
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
1.11
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.89
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
2.65
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.62
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
4.97
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
5.26
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.096
1.096
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.879
0.879
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.81
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.34
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.17
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
40.33
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5367
38.76
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.27
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
5.62
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
687
4.96
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.65
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.32
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.3
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.58
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.69
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.389
1.389
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
878
33.82
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4891
35.32
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.76
38.76

Fielding Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Mark Clark

Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.81
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
1.58
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.42
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
701
27
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3739
27
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
233.2
9
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1246.1
9
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.41
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.54
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.1
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.85
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
1.56
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.73
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
1.52
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.22
97.22
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.4
10.4
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.95
89.95
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Mark Clark

Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
8333.33
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
469.29
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
280
600
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
518.57
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
30
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
21.43
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.43
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.14
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.57
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
6.61
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.46
5.27
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
42.86
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
47.14
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.29
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
32.14
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.28
-18.99
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.96
-25.63
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.14
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
400
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
227.14
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
62.14
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.14
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.29
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Clark
Career
Per 600 PA