Jerry Akers vs. Cole Hamels — Career Comparison

Jerry Akers
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cole Hamels
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cole Hamels 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. Cole Hamels posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.43 and WHIP 1.199 compared to 4.87 and 1.918 for Jerry Akers. By the career numbers, Cole Hamels had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Akers and Cole Hamels

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.21
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.41
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.54
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.41
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.19
57.19
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.87
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1027
3.43
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.69
6.69
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
10.62
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2424
8.09
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.62
10.62
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
1.03
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.64
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
2.56
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.14
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
4.87
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2560
8.54
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.279
1.279
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.233
1.233
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.19
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.33
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
42.93
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11115
37.08
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
7.52
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1103
3.68
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.52
7.52
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.25
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.18
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.72
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.918
1.918
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
35.41
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10118
33.75
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.93
42.93
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Jerry Akers and Cole Hamels

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
1.41
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8094
27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2698
9
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.38
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
1.08
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.07
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
1.52
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
1.45
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.4
95.4
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Akers and Cole Hamels

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
430
331.62
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
778
600
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
688
530.59
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
89.46
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
74.04
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.34
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
15.42
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26.69
20.58
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
109.51
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
107.2
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.401
0.401
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
30.85
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
26.22
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
55.53
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
80.16
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.79
14.49
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
14.65
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
286
220.57
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
2.72
2.72
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
49.36
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.17
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25