Jerry Akers vs. Connie Rector — Career Comparison

Jerry Akers
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Connie Rector
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentStarting Pitcher

Connie Rector 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. Connie Rector posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.66 and WHIP 1.454 compared to 4.87 and 1.918 for Jerry Akers. By the career numbers, Connie Rector had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Akers and Connie Rector

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.21
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.42
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.97
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.53
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.45
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.1
54.1
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.18
68.18
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.76
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.87
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
4.66
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.69
6.69
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3349
27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1116.1
9
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
10.62
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1260
10.16
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.62
10.62
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.16
10.16
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.49
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.64
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
2.92
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.87
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
3.45
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.279
1.279
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.24
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
42.93
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4654
37.52
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.33
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
7.52
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
5.58
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.52
7.52
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.91
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.78
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.918
1.918
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.453
1.453
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
35.41
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4148
33.44
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.328
0.328
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.93
42.93
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52

Fielding Stats for Jerry Akers and Connie Rector

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.51
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.02
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4320
27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1440
9
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.84
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.78
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.71
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
2.62
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.731
1.731
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.36
67.36
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Akers and Connie Rector

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
216.88
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
711
600
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
648
546.84
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
0.626
0.626
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
126.58
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
97.05
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
19.41
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.75
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
29.54
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60.68
51.21
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
173
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
161.18
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
0.594
0.594
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
60.76
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
60.76
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
114.77
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
80.16
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66.64
56.24
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.53
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
32.07
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.53
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
237
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.67
12.67
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
18.57
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.84
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.75
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.75
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
Connie Rector
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100