Jerry Akers vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Jerry Akers
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Merritt 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. Jim Merritt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.65 and WHIP 1.237 compared to 4.87 and 1.918 for Jerry Akers. By the career numbers, Jim Merritt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Akers and Jim Merritt

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.21
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.49
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.5
48.5
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.34
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.87
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.65
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.69
6.69
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
10.62
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
8.91
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.62
10.62
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.64
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
4.87
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
5.66
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.279
1.279
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.19
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
42.93
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
7.52
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.52
7.52
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.918
1.918
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
35.41
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5782
35.09
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.93
42.93
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Jerry Akers and Jim Merritt

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.8
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4449
27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1483
9
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.23
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.58
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.51
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Akers and Jim Merritt

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
387.01
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
515.58
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
72.73
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
55.84
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.88
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.76
21.76
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
101.3
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
110.39
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
27.27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.97
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
48.05
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
80.16
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.19
11.93
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.36
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
178
231.17
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
2.6
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.86
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0