Jerry Akers vs. Fred Anderson — Career Comparison

Jerry Akers
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Anderson
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Jerry Akers as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Anderson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.86 and WHIP 1.175 compared to 4.87 and 1.918 for Jerry Akers. By the career numbers, Fred Anderson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Akers and Fred Anderson

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.21
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.62
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.04
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.48
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.52
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.18
48.18
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.04
64.04
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.57
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.87
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.86
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.69
6.69
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2959
27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
986.1
9
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
10.62
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.32
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.62
10.62
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.2
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.64
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
2.25
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.87
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
4.69
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.279
1.279
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.772
0.772
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.28
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
42.93
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3978
36.3
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
7.52
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
3.79
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.52
7.52
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.918
1.918
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.175
1.175
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
35.41
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3716
33.91
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.93
42.93
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.3
36.3

Fielding Stats for Jerry Akers and Fred Anderson

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
200.25
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
9
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
25.88
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
300.38
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
336.38
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
326.25
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.99
96.99
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.629
1.629
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Akers and Fred Anderson

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
321.43
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
600
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
557.14
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
73.21
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
60.71
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.71
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.5
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.05
14.37
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
87.5
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
92.86
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
30.36
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.43
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
51.79
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
80.16
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.14
2.04
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
17.86
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
175
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.43
3.43
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.21
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA