Jerry Akers vs. Ross Ohlendorf — Career Comparison

Jerry Akers
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ross Ohlendorf
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ross Ohlendorf 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. Ross Ohlendorf posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.82 and WHIP 1.456 compared to 4.87 and 1.918 for Jerry Akers. By the career numbers, Ross Ohlendorf had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Akers and Ross Ohlendorf

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.21
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.21
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.23
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.46
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Ross Ohlendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.63
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ross Ohlendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.28
38.28
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Ohlendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Ohlendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.87
Ross Ohlendorf
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
4.82
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.69
6.69
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1760
27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586.2
9
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
10.62
Ross Ohlendorf
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
9.51
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.62
10.62
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Ross Ohlendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.38
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Ross Ohlendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ross Ohlendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.64
Ross Ohlendorf
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
3.41
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Ohlendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.18
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
4.87
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
6.81
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.81
6.81
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Ross Ohlendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.279
1.279
Ross Ohlendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.135
1.135
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Ohlendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.4
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Ross Ohlendorf
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.43
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Ohlendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
42.93
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2575
39.5
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.75
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
7.52
Ross Ohlendorf
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
5.09
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.52
7.52
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Ohlendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.55
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Ohlendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.32
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.51
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.918
1.918
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.435
1.435
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
35.41
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2268
34.79
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.93
42.93
Ross Ohlendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5

Fielding Stats for Jerry Akers and Ross Ohlendorf

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.21
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.23
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1760
27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586.2
9
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.46
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.89
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Ross Ohlendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.5
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.35
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.8
89.8
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.421
0.421
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.28
38.28
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ross Ohlendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ross Ohlendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ross Ohlendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ross Ohlendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Akers and Ross Ohlendorf

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
825
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
600
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
540.79
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ross Ohlendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ross Ohlendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
39.47
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
35.53
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Ohlendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Ohlendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.95
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.95
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.53
6.04
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
51.32
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
55.26
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ross Ohlendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ross Ohlendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ross Ohlendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ross Ohlendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ross Ohlendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ross Ohlendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
19.74
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
19.74
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
35.53
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
80.16
Ross Ohlendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.04
-27.8
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Ohlendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.79
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Ohlendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ross Ohlendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
67
264.47
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ross Ohlendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
2.27
2.27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Ohlendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
43.42
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Ohlendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ross Ohlendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
5
19.74
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Ohlendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Ohlendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Ohlendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ross Ohlendorf
Career
Per 600 PA