Darrel Akerfelds vs. Dick Matthews — Career Comparison

Darrel Akerfelds
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Matthews 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 Matthews posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.6 and WHIP 0.950 compared to 5.08 and 1.536 for Darrel Akerfelds. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Dick Matthews

Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.81
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.37
47.37
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.4
10.4
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
5.08
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
701
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233.2
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
8.32
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.39
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
4.89
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.62
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.97
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
4.79
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.096
1.096
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.81
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
40.33
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
5.62
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.65
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.58
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
878
33.82
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63

Fielding Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Dick Matthews

Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.81
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
701
27
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233.2
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.54
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.85
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.73
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.4
10.4
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Dick Matthews

Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
8333.33
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
520
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
6.61
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-18.99
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
6
400
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA