Darrel Akerfelds vs. Lance McCullers — Career Comparison

Darrel Akerfelds
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lance McCullers
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Lance McCullers a clear advantage over Darrel Akerfelds across the core pitching metrics. Lance McCullers led in run prevention (ERA+ 127 vs 77), strikeout rate (K%+ 118 vs 75), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 74). Lance McCullers was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Lance McCullers

Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
4.81
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
5.23
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.5
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.48
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.37
47.37
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.46
47.46
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.4
10.4
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.67
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
5.08
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.25
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
701
27
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1579
27
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
233.2
9
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526.1
9
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
8.32
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
7.3
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.39
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.8
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.89
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
4.31
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.62
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.72
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
4.97
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.56
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.096
1.096
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.81
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.36
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
40.33
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2221
37.98
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.27
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.65
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
5.62
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.74
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.65
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.53
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.27
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.58
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
878
33.82
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1912
32.69
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98

Fielding Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Lance McCullers

Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
4.81
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
5.23
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.5
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
701
27
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1579
27
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
233.2
9
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526.1
9
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.56
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.54
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.15
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.85
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.88
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.73
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.71
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.4
10.4
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Lance McCullers

Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
8333.33
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
3172.88
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
600
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
488.14
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
50.85
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
30.51
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
6.61
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.73
17.63
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
71.19
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
101.69
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
40.68
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
91.53
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-18.99
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
6.14
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
400
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
233.9
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
61.02
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100