Darrel Akerfelds vs. Joel Davis — Career Comparison

Darrel Akerfelds
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joel Davis
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joel Davis 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. Joel Davis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.91 and WHIP 1.514 compared to 5.08 and 1.536 for Darrel Akerfelds. By the career numbers, Joel Davis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Joel Davis

Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.81
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.78
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.49
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.35
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.51
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.4
10.4
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.67
83.67
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
5.08
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
4.91
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
701
27
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
743
27
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
233.2
9
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247.2
9
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
8.32
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
9.56
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.39
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.94
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
4.89
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
4.03
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.62
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.97
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
4.58
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.096
1.096
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.81
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
40.33
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
39.54
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.27
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
5.62
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
5.27
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.65
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.58
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.76
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
878
33.82
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
964
35.03
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.54
39.54

Fielding Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Joel Davis

Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.81
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.78
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.49
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
701
27
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
743
27
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
233.2
9
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247.2
9
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.62
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.54
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.84
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.85
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.6
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.73
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.45
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.816
0.816
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.4
10.4
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.67
83.67
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Joel Davis

Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
8333.33
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
6.61
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.28
-18.99
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
6
400
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA