Darrel Akerfelds vs. Howard Ehmke — Career Comparison

Darrel Akerfelds
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howard Ehmke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ehmke 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. Howard Ehmke posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.388 compared to 5.08 and 1.536 for Darrel Akerfelds. By the career numbers, Howard Ehmke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Howard Ehmke

Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.81
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.36
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.08
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.53
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.53
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.37
47.37
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.4
10.4
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.63
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.04
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
5.08
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1174
3.75
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
701
27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8462
27
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
233.2
9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2820.2
9
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
8.32
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2873
9.17
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.39
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.33
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.89
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
3.32
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.62
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.97
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1030
3.29
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.096
1.096
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.81
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.44
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
40.33
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12110
38.64
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.22
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
5.62
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1425
4.55
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.65
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.58
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
878
33.82
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10931
34.88
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64

Fielding Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Howard Ehmke

Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.81
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.5
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
701
27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233.2
9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.54
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.85
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.73
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.4
10.4
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Howard Ehmke

Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
8333.33
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
236.58
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1088
600
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1009
556.43
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
115.81
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
91.54
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
20.96
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
24.26
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
6.61
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.32
32.72
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
143.38
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
130.15
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
39.15
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
40.26
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
79.41
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-18.99
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.98
34.73
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.34
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
400
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
61.21
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.8
9.8
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.23
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.76
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33