Darrel Akerfelds vs. Chris Van Cuyk — Career Comparison

Darrel Akerfelds
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Van Cuyk
Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Van Cuyk 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. Darrel Akerfelds posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.08 and WHIP 1.536 compared to 5.16 and 1.453 for Chris Van Cuyk. By the career numbers, Darrel Akerfelds had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Chris Van Cuyk

Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.81
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
2.47
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.46
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.39
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.62
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.4
10.4
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.09
59.09
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
5.08
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
5.16
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
701
27
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
27
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233.2
9
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
160.1
9
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
8.32
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
9.54
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.39
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.07
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
4.89
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.54
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.62
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
4.97
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
5.78
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.096
1.096
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.035
1.035
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.81
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.5
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.56
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
40.33
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
704
39.52
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.27
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
5.62
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.56
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.65
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.58
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.453
1.453
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
878
33.82
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
631
35.42
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.52
39.52

Fielding Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Chris Van Cuyk

Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.81
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.5
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
701
27
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233.2
9
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.54
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.85
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.73
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.614
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.4
10.4
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Chris Van Cuyk

Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
8333.33
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
44
463.16
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
600
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
536.84
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
115.79
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
105.26
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
6.61
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
30.43
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
126.32
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
136.84
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.11
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
52.63
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
94.74
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-18.99
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.42
35.96
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
400
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
94.74
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
6.33
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.11
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA