Jerry Akers vs. Marty Bystrom — Career Comparison

Jerry Akers
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Marty Bystrom
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Marty Bystrom 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. Marty Bystrom posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.26 and WHIP 1.428 compared to 4.87 and 1.918 for Jerry Akers. By the career numbers, Marty Bystrom had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Akers and Marty Bystrom

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.21
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.74
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.63
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.6
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.54
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.73
52.73
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.87
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
4.26
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.69
6.69
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
10.62
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
9.39
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.62
10.62
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.39
9.39
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.58
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.64
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
3.27
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
4.87
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
5.34
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.279
1.279
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.956
0.956
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.31
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
42.93
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1898
39.27
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
7.52
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
4.88
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.52
7.52
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.66
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.918
1.918
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
35.41
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1693
35.03
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.93
42.93
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.27
39.27

Fielding Stats for Jerry Akers and Marty Bystrom

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.74
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.63
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1305
27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
9
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.66
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.2
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.99
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.86
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Akers and Marty Bystrom

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
403.2
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
600
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
537.6
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
86.4
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
72
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.62
17.39
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
100.8
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
105.6
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.8
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
52.8
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
80.16
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.94
9.31
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.2
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
52
249.6
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
38.4
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0