Darrel Akerfelds vs. Tex Covington — Career Comparison

Darrel Akerfelds
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tex Covington
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tex Covington 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. Tex Covington posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.1 and WHIP 1.463 compared to 5.08 and 1.536 for Darrel Akerfelds. By the career numbers, Tex Covington had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Tex Covington

Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.81
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.9
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.92
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.61
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.31
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.37
47.37
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.4
10.4
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.39
48.39
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
5.08
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
4.1
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
701
27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
27
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233.2
9
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
9
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
8.32
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
9.31
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.39
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
4.89
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.86
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.62
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.97
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.94
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.096
1.096
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.755
0.755
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.81
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.5
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.8
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
40.33
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
38.08
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
5.62
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.65
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.65
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.58
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
878
33.82
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
33.43
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Tex Covington

Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.81
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.5
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
701
27
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233.2
9
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.54
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.85
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.73
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.258
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.4
10.4
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Tex Covington

Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
8333.33
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
31
357.69
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
600
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
542.31
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
92.31
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
6.61
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
28.45
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
103.85
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
150
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
115.38
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-18.99
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
28.9
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
400
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
126.92
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.73
4.73
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Covington
Career
Per 600 PA