Jerry Akers vs. Brett Tomko — Career Comparison

Jerry Akers
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brett Tomko
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Brett Tomko 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. Brett Tomko posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.65 and WHIP 1.394 compared to 4.87 and 1.918 for Jerry Akers. By the career numbers, Brett Tomko had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Akers and Brett Tomko

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.21
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
1.97
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.32
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.5
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.51
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.26
49.26
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
67
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.87
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
4.65
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.69
6.69
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5448
27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1816
9
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
10.62
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1898
9.41
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.62
10.62
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.41
9.41
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
1.26
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.64
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
2.88
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.26
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
4.87
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1209
5.99
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.279
1.279
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.986
0.986
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.31
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.18
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
42.93
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7824
38.78
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.19
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
7.52
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
5.01
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.52
7.52
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.41
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.28
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.64
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.918
1.918
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
35.41
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7067
35.02
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.93
42.93
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for Jerry Akers and Brett Tomko

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.97
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.32
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5448
27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1816
9
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.57
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.04
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
1.67
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
1.62
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.74
96.74
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.821
0.821
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
67
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Akers and Brett Tomko

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
406
445.34
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547
600
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
500.18
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.459
0.459
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
77.88
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
68.01
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.87
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.87
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.08
15.44
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
87.75
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
98.72
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
25.23
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
31.81
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
57.04
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
80.16
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.18
10.07
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
20.84
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PAverified
180
197.44
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.04
3.04
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
77.88
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.1
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.48
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.1
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Tomko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.1
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
Brett Tomko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0