Darrel Akerfelds vs. Bruce Howard — Career Comparison

Darrel Akerfelds
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Howard
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Howard 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. Bruce Howard led in run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 77), home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 70), and strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 75). Role difference aside, Bruce Howard holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Bruce Howard

Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.81
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.28
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.61
45.61
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.4
10.4
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
5.08
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
3.18
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
701
27
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
233.2
9
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
8.32
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
7.64
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.64
7.64
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.39
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.77
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.89
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.07
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.62
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
4.97
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.94
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.096
1.096
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.81
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.41
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
40.33
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2229
37.95
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.27
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.29
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
5.62
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.73
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.65
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.58
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
878
33.82
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982
33.74
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Bruce Howard

Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.81
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.04
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.28
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
701
27
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
233.2
9
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.54
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.6
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.85
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.11
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.73
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.04
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.4
10.4
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Bruce Howard

Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
8333.33
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
120
416.18
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
600
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
509.83
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
58.96
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
34.68
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.34
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.28
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
6.61
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.49
19.05
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
93.64
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
100.58
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.34
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.28
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.15
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-18.99
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
5.54
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.15
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
400
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
169.94
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.09
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.94
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0