Jerry Akers vs. Charlie King — Career Comparison

Jerry Akers
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie King
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Charlie King 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 11.85 and 2.268 for Charlie King. 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 Charlie King

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.21
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.87
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
11.85
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.85
11.85
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.69
6.69
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.383
0.383
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
10.62
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
15.15
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.62
10.62
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.15
15.15
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.63
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
6.64
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.87
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.279
1.279
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.659
0.659
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
42.93
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
46.76
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
7.52
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
12.51
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.51
12.51
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.98
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.918
1.918
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.268
2.268
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
35.41
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
39.51
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.338
0.338
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.93
42.93
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.76
46.76

Fielding Stats for Jerry Akers and Charlie King

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.2
9
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.32
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Akers and Charlie King

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
10.96
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
80.16
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-1.16
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Charlie King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie King
Career
Per 600 PA