Darrel Akerfelds vs. Joe DeBerry — Career Comparison

Darrel Akerfelds
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe DeBerry
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe DeBerry 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 5.24 and 1.642 for Joe DeBerry. 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 Joe DeBerry

Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.81
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.69
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.07
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.35
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.67
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.4
10.4
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.4
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
5.08
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.24
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
701
27
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
27
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233.2
9
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
9
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
8.32
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
10.75
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.75
10.75
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.39
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
4.89
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.03
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.62
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.97
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.75
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.096
1.096
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.642
0.642
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.81
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
40.33
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
42.04
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.27
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
5.62
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.91
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.62
5.62
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.65
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.58
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.642
1.642
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
878
33.82
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
37.75
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.33
40.33
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.04
42.04

Fielding Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Joe DeBerry

Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.81
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.5
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
701
27
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233.2
9
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.54
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.85
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.73
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.15
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.4
10.4
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Joe DeBerry

Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
8333.33
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
20
521.74
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
521.74
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
6.61
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
21.03
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-18.99
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
14.06
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
6
400
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
4.6
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA