Jerry Akers vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Jerry Akers
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant 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. Luis Tiant posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.214 compared to 4.87 and 1.918 for Jerry Akers. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Akers and Luis Tiant

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.21
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.87
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.69
6.69
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
10.62
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.62
10.62
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.64
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
4.87
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.279
1.279
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
42.93
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
7.52
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.52
7.52
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.918
1.918
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
35.41
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.93
42.93
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Jerry Akers and Luis Tiant

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10459
27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3486.1
9
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.09
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.67
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
1.57
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Akers and Luis Tiant

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
121.05
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
80.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.68
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50