Jerry Akers vs. Willie McCrary — Career Comparison

Jerry Akers
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Willie McCrary
UnknownThrows RightCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Willie McCrary 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. Willie McCrary posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.38 and WHIP 1.412 compared to 4.87 and 1.918 for Jerry Akers. By the career numbers, Willie McCrary had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Akers and Willie McCrary

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
2.21
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.38
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.79
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.59
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
4.87
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.38
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.69
6.69
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
27
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
9
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
10.62
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
10.32
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.62
10.62
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.32
10.32
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
6.64
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.38
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.87
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.38
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.279
1.279
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.529
0.529
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
42.93
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
35.74
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
7.52
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.18
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.52
7.52
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.59
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.918
1.918
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.412
1.412
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
35.41
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
32.56
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.338
0.338
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.93
42.93
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.74
35.74

Fielding Stats for Jerry Akers and Willie McCrary

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.54
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.77
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.1
9
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.16
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.16
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.16
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Akers and Willie McCrary

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
17.84
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
80.16
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
15.48
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Willie McCrary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie McCrary
Career
Per 600 PA