Darrel Akerfelds vs. Dick Fowler — Career Comparison

Darrel Akerfelds
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Fowler
Greatest GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Fowler 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. Dick Fowler posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.11 and WHIP 1.493 compared to 5.08 and 1.536 for Darrel Akerfelds. By the career numbers, Dick Fowler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Dick Fowler

Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.81
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
1.53
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.17
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.46
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.52
45.52
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.4
10.4
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.52
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
5.08
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
4.11
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
701
27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3909
27
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
233.2
9
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
9
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
8.32
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1367
9.44
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.39
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.66
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.89
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
3.99
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.62
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.97
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
2.64
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.096
1.096
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.81
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
40.33
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5680
39.23
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.27
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
5.62
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
685
4.73
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.65
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.58
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.493
1.493
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
878
33.82
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5083
35.11
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.23
39.23

Fielding Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Dick Fowler

Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.81
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.5
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
701
27
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233.2
9
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.54
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.85
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.73
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.285
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.4
10.4
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Dick Fowler

Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
8333.33
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
270.12
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
472
564.14
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
105.18
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
90.84
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.95
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.34
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
6.61
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.52
22.13
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
123.11
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
124.3
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.29
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.25
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
63.35
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-18.99
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.23
18.21
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
17.93
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
400
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
82.47
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.73
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.93
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Fowler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Fowler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0