Darrel Akerfelds vs. Rich Hill — Career Comparison

Darrel Akerfelds
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rich Hill
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rich Hill 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. Rich Hill led in strikeout rate (K%+ 111 vs 75), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 74), and home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 70). Role difference aside, Rich Hill holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Rich Hill

Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.81
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
2.46
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.57
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.48
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.37
47.37
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.22
54.22
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.4
10.4
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.43
64.43
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
5.08
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
4.02
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
701
27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4254
27
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
233.2
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1418
9
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
8.32
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1240
7.87
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.87
7.87
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.39
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.12
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.89
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
3.5
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.62
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
4.97
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1432
9.09
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.09
9.09
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.096
1.096
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.81
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.15
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.5
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.51
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
40.33
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5997
38.06
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.27
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
5.62
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
4.32
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.65
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.25
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.2
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.58
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.62
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
878
33.82
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5295
33.61
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.06
38.06

Fielding Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Rich Hill

Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.81
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
2.46
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
701
27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4254
27
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
233.2
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1418
9
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.23
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.54
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
0.93
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.85
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.27
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.73
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.17
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
92
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.474
0.474
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.4
10.4
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.43
64.43
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Rich Hill

Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
8333.33
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
851.82
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
600
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
560.58
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
63.5
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
52.55
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
6.61
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
8.51
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
74.45
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
74.45
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.76
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
28.47
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
37.23
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-18.99
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-5.73
-12.55
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.57
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
400
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
243.07
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
2.47
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
26.28
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.76
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA