Bill Akers vs. Art Devlin — Career Comparison

Bill Akers
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueShortstop
Art Devlin
Pre-GenerationalDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Bill Akers and Art Devlin are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Akers posted stronger numbers in OPS (.753 vs .702) and slugging (.404 vs .338). Art Devlin had the advantage in on-base percentage (.364 vs .349). By the career numbers, Bill Akers had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bill Akers and Art Devlin

Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
174
188.79
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1313
150.31
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
553
600
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5241
600
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
475
515.37
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4412
505.09
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.771
0.771
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
124
134.54
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1185
135.66
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
87
94.39
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
954
109.22
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
17
18.44
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
18.78
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.76
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
6.53
Bill Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.93
Art Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.14
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
40.14
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
231
26.45
Bill Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Art Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Bill Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Art Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bill Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Art Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71.54
77.62
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
676.09
77.4
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
192
208.32
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1493
170.92
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
188
203.98
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1845
211.22
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Bill Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Art Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Bill Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.753
0.753
Art Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.702
0.702
Bill Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Art Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Bill Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Art Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
69.44
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
603
69.03
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
74.86
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
505
57.81
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
132.37
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1098
125.7
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
75.72
82.16
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
726.95
83.22
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.08
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
9.62
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
68.35
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
576
65.94
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
69.44
Art Devlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
345
39.5
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
8.64
8.64
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.19
15.19
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.98
0.98
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
14
15.19
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
19.35
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.59
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
32.63
Bill Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.51
Art Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
13
14.1
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
32.63
Bill Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
53.85
53.85
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bill Akers and Art Devlin

Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1309
1.31
Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1019
1.02
Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27078
27
Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9026
9
Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2186
2.18
Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2591
2.58
Bill Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
Art Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
0.27
Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5050
5.04
Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
564
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4777
4.76
Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.22
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Bill Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3.711
Art Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.649
3.649
Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.85
77.85
Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
Art Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
0.18
Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Art Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Art Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Art Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Art Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0