Darrel Akerfelds vs. Burleigh Grimes — Career Comparison

Darrel Akerfelds
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Burleigh Grimes
Lost GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Burleigh Grimes 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. Burleigh Grimes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.53 and WHIP 1.365 compared to 5.08 and 1.536 for Darrel Akerfelds. By the career numbers, Burleigh Grimes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Burleigh Grimes

Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.81
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
1.33
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
1.07
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
0.58
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
0.46
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.37
47.37
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.02
56.02
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.4
10.4
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.68
80.68
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
0.68
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.08
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.04
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
5.08
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1638
3.53
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
701
27
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12540
27
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
233.2
9
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4180
9
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
8.32
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4412
9.5
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.39
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.32
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.89
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1295
2.79
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.62
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.97
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1512
3.26
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.096
1.096
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.672
0.672
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.81
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.2
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.21
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.03
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
40.33
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17959
38.67
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.27
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.2
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
5.62
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
4.41
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.65
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.58
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.365
1.365
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
878
33.82
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16567
35.67
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.67
38.67

Fielding Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Burleigh Grimes

Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.81
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.5
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
701
27
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233.2
9
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.54
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.85
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.73
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.41
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.398
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.4
10.4
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Burleigh Grimes

Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
8333.33
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
632
225.04
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1685
600
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1535
546.59
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.621
0.621
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
135.31
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
108.61
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
22.08
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.92
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.71
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
26.71
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
6.61
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.16
48.13
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
470
167.36
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
454
161.66
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
55.91
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
59.82
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
115.01
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-18.99
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153.98
54.83
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.78
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
24.57
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
400
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
241
85.82
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.99
6.99
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
27.06
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.36
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.34
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.42
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
6.77
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
Burleigh Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78.95
78.95