Jerry Akers vs. Omer Newsome — Career Comparison

Jerry Akers
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Omer Newsome
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Omer Newsome 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 5.93 and 1.599 for Omer Newsome. 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 Omer Newsome

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.21
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
1.92
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.93
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.43
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.53
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.61
48.61
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.45
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.87
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
5.93
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.69
6.69
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.407
0.407
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1015
27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338.1
9
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
10.62
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
11.7
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.62
10.62
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.43
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.64
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.69
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.87
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
3.46
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.81
1.81
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.279
1.279
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.683
0.683
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.35
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
42.93
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1243
33.07
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.45
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
7.52
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
7.74
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.74
7.74
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.25
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.48
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.918
1.918
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.599
1.599
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
35.41
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1082
28.78
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.338
0.338
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.453
0.453
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.93
42.93
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.07
33.07

Fielding Stats for Jerry Akers and Omer Newsome

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.35
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.19
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279.2
9
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.58
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.67
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
3.54
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.25
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.82
91.82
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.68
50.68
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Akers and Omer Newsome

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
306.12
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
600
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
559.18
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.503
0.503
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
114.29
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
102.04
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.24
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.9
32.25
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
134.69
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
138.78
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.06
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.06
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
106.12
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
80.16
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.1
37.15
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.41
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
147
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.33
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
Omer Newsome
Career
Per 600 PA