Jerry Akers vs. Matt Manning — Career Comparison

Jerry Akers
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Manning
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Manning 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. Matt Manning posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.43 and WHIP 1.287 compared to 4.87 and 1.918 for Jerry Akers. By the career numbers, Matt Manning had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Akers and Matt Manning

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.21
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.77
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.77
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.87
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.43
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.69
6.69
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
762
27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
9
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
10.62
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
8.57
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.62
10.62
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.06
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.64
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.01
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
4.87
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
6.31
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.31
6.31
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.279
1.279
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.035
1.035
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
42.93
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1087
38.52
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
7.52
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
4.89
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.52
7.52
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.918
1.918
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.287
1.287
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
35.41
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
975
34.55
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.93
42.93
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Jerry Akers and Matt Manning

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.77
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.81
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
9
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.74
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.92
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.74
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.67
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
102
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Akers and Matt Manning

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
30600
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
80.16
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Matt Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Manning
Career
Per 600 PA