Darrel Akerfelds vs. Ted Lilly — Career Comparison

Darrel Akerfelds
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Lilly 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. Ted Lilly led in strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 75), run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 77), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 98 vs 79). Role difference aside, Ted Lilly holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Ted Lilly

Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.81
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.37
47.37
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.4
10.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
5.08
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
701
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
233.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
8.32
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.39
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
1.33
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.89
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.62
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
4.97
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.096
1.096
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.81
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.26
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
40.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.27
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
5.62
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.65
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.58
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.48
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
878
33.82
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7551
34.28
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Ted Lilly

Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.81
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
701
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
233.2
9
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.54
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
0.97
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.85
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.35
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.73
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.28
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.4
10.4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Ted Lilly

Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
8333.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
529.77
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
53.44
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
42.75
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
6.61
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
65.65
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
67.18
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.95
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-18.99
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.21
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
400
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
227.48
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.58
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.63
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60