Jerry Akers vs. Leo Hannibal — Career Comparison

Jerry Akers
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Leo Hannibal
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis AthleticsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Leo Hannibal 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. Jerry Akers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.87 and WHIP 1.918 compared to 5.18 and 1.697 for Leo Hannibal. By the career numbers, Jerry Akers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Akers and Leo Hannibal

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.21
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.73
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.18
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.45
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.45
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.42
68.42
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.45
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.87
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
5.18
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.69
6.69
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
9
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
10.62
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
10.64
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.62
10.62
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.64
10.64
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.64
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.64
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.87
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
4.64
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.279
1.279
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
42.93
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
41.36
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.45
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
7.52
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
6.55
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.52
7.52
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.18
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.55
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.918
1.918
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.697
1.697
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
35.41
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
35.27
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.338
0.338
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.93
42.93
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.36
41.36

Fielding Stats for Jerry Akers and Leo Hannibal

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.83
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.17
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
9
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.58
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.25
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.17
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.727
1.727
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Akers and Leo Hannibal

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
306.67
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
586.67
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
146.67
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
133.33
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.26
43.5
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
160
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
160
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.539
0.539
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.424
0.424
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
80
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
80.16
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.94
52.48
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100