Jerry Akers vs. Kevin Gausman — Career Comparison

Jerry Akers
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kevin Gausman
MillenialColoradoThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Kevin Gausman 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. Kevin Gausman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.81 and WHIP 1.246 compared to 4.87 and 1.918 for Jerry Akers. By the career numbers, Kevin Gausman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Akers and Kevin Gausman

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.21
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
1.7
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.52
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.53
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.53
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.78
49.78
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.2
89.2
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.87
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
810
3.81
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.69
6.69
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5733
27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1911
9
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
10.62
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1835
8.64
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.62
10.62
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
1.1
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.64
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
2.52
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
4.87
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1954
9.2
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.41
5.41
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.279
1.279
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.3
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.18
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
42.93
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7986
37.61
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
7.52
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
4.08
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.52
7.52
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.12
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.21
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.59
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.918
1.918
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
35.41
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7342
34.58
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.93
42.93
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Jerry Akers and Kevin Gausman

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
1.7
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.52
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5733
27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1911
9
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.44
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
0.79
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.28
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.23
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.96
95.96
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.2
89.2
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Akers and Kevin Gausman

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
363
1770.73
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
600
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
536.59
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
58.54
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
58.54
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.8
8.76
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
58.54
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
92.68
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.15
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.51
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
53.66
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
80.16
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.39
-6.8
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.15
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
66
321.95
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.39
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.88
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA