Darrel Akerfelds vs. Michael Wacha — Career Comparison

Darrel Akerfelds
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Michael Wacha
MillenialIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Michael Wacha 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. Michael Wacha led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 79), home run suppression (HR9+ 94 vs 70), and run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 77). Role difference aside, Michael Wacha holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Michael Wacha

Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.81
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.61
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.41
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.37
47.37
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.68
59.68
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.4
10.4
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
5.08
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
3.89
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
701
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
233.2
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
8.32
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1571
8.69
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.39
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
1.07
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.89
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
2.78
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.62
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
4.97
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1416
7.83
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.096
1.096
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.81
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.24
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.23
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
40.33
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6846
37.86
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.27
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
5.62
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
4.13
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.65
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.2
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.25
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.58
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.75
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
878
33.82
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6219
34.39
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Michael Wacha

Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.81
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
701
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
233.2
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.66
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.54
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
0.94
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.85
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
1.64
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.73
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.6
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.4
10.4
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Darrel Akerfelds and Michael Wacha

Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
8333.33
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
310
641.38
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
600
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
519.31
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
47.59
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
43.45
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
6.61
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.82
5.84
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
51.72
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
66.21
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-18.99
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.53
-15.58
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.62
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
400
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
258.62
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.32
2.32
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Darrel Akerfelds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Darrel Akerfelds
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100