Jerry Akers vs. Steve Avery — Career Comparison

Jerry Akers
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Steve Avery 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 Avery posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.367 compared to 4.87 and 1.918 for Jerry Akers. By the career numbers, Steve Avery had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Akers and Steve Avery

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.21
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.87
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
4.19
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.69
6.69
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
10.62
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
8.85
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.62
10.62
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.64
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
3.29
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.16
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
4.87
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.67
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.279
1.279
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.996
0.996
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
42.93
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
7.52
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
4.63
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.52
7.52
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.918
1.918
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
35.41
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.93
42.93
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26

Fielding Stats for Jerry Akers and Steve Avery

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4664
27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1554.2
9
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.36
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Akers and Steve Avery

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.506
0.506
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
92.12
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
65.45
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.5
27.28
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
133.33
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
106.67
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
80.16
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.93
21.73
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.55
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
163.64
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50