Darrel Akerfelds vs. Fred Mitchell — Career Comparison

Darrel Akerfelds
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Mitchell
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Mitchell 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. Fred Mitchell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.1 and WHIP 1.544 compared to 5.08 and 1.536 for Darrel Akerfelds. By the career numbers, Fred Mitchell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Fred Mitchell

Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.81
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.22
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.08
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.39
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.63
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.4
10.4
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.66
88.66
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.89
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
5.08
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
4.1
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
701
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2155
27
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
233.2
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718.1
9
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
8.32
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
10.1
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.39
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.89
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
3.8
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.62
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.97
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
2.71
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.096
1.096
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.81
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.43
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.5
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.66
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
40.33
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3172
39.74
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.27
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
5.62
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
5.89
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.62
5.62
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.65
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.58
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
878
33.82
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2816
35.28
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.74
39.74

Fielding Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Fred Mitchell

Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.81
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
1.23
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.64
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
701
27
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
233.2
9
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
2.84
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.54
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.12
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.36
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.85
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
816
5.32
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.73
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.96
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.26
93.26
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.048
4.048
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.4
10.4
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.13
52.13
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.12
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.53
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.31

Hitting Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Fred Mitchell

Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
8333.33
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
198.69
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
610
600
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
572
562.62
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
118.03
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
95.41
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.74
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.89
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
22.62
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
6.61
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.91
38.27
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
147.54
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
144.59
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
54.1
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
51.15
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
105.25
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-18.99
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.68
41
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.92
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
21.64
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
400
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
90.49
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.63
6.63
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.82
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.87
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100