Jerry Akers vs. Steve Arlin — Career Comparison

Jerry Akers
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Arlin
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Arlin 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. Steve Arlin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.33 and WHIP 1.529 compared to 4.87 and 1.918 for Jerry Akers. By the career numbers, Steve Arlin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Akers and Steve Arlin

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.21
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.61
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.4
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.39
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.76
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.66
33.66
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.23
87.23
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.37
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.87
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
4.33
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.69
6.69
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2366
27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788.2
9
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
10.62
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
792
9.04
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.62
10.62
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.04
9.04
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.7
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.64
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
4.26
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.47
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
4.87
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
5.28
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.279
1.279
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.51
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.21
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
42.93
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3474
39.64
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
7.52
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
4.92
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.52
7.52
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.47
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.33
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.32
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.918
1.918
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.477
1.477
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
35.41
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3013
34.38
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.93
42.93
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.64
39.64

Fielding Stats for Jerry Akers and Steve Arlin

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.61
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.4
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2368
27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
789.1
9
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.63
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.09
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.82
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.72
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.38
94.38
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.23
87.23
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Akers and Steve Arlin

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
324.14
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
261
600
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
528.74
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
73.56
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
62.07
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.9
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.6
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.49
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.56
17.38
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
89.66
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
112.64
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
29.89
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
25.29
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
55.17
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
80.16
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.25
9.78
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.6
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
34.48
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
170.11
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
29.89
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.3
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.2
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA