Jerry Akers vs. Jason Johnson — Career Comparison

Jerry Akers
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jason Johnson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jason Johnson 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 4.99 and 1.506 for Jason Johnson. 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 Jason Johnson

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.21
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
1.69
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
1.47
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.37
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.66
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.9
35.9
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.87
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
753
4.99
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.69
6.69
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
10.62
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1521
10.09
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.62
10.62
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.09
10.09
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.2
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.64
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
3.3
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
4.87
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
810
5.37
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.37
5.37
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.279
1.279
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.964
0.964
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.43
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.38
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
42.93
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5996
39.77
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
7.52
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
831
5.51
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.52
7.52
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.51
5.51
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.31
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.94
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.918
1.918
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.488
1.488
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
35.41
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5368
35.6
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.93
42.93
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.77
39.77

Fielding Stats for Jerry Akers and Jason Johnson

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.69
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
1.47
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4071
27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
9
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.38
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.88
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
1.37
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
1.26
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.79
91.79
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.745
0.745
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Akers and Jason Johnson

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
4026.32
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
505.26
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.38
21.86
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
94.74
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
78.95
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
80.16
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.25
-3.88
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
315.79
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.9
1.9
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA