Jerry Akers vs. Jehosie Heard — Career Comparison

Jerry Akers
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jehosie Heard
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jehosie Heard 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. Jehosie Heard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.5 and WHIP 1.489 compared to 4.87 and 1.918 for Jerry Akers. By the career numbers, Jehosie Heard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Akers and Jehosie Heard

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.21
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.91
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.97
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.58
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.87
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.5
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.69
6.69
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46.1
9
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
10.62
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
10.29
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.62
10.62
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.3
10.3
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.58
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.64
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.11
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
4.87
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
6.22
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.22
6.22
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.279
1.279
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
42.93
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
40.01
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.97
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
7.52
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.66
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.52
7.52
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.918
1.918
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.489
1.489
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
35.41
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
36.32
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.93
42.93
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.01
40.01

Fielding Stats for Jerry Akers and Jehosie Heard

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.82
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.06
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
9
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.12
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.12
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Akers and Jehosie Heard

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
480
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
570
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
120
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
120
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.76
22.81
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
120
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
120
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
210
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
80.16
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.92
27.6
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
Jehosie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA