Jerry Akers vs. Jake Weimer — Career Comparison

Jerry Akers
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jake Weimer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jake Weimer 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. Jake Weimer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.23 and WHIP 1.168 compared to 4.87 and 1.918 for Jerry Akers. By the career numbers, Jake Weimer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Akers and Jake Weimer

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.21
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
1.17
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.1
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.59
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.42
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.43
58.43
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.24
94.24
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.87
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.87
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.23
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.69
6.69
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4418
27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1472.2
9
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
10.62
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1227
7.5
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.62
10.62
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.64
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
3.01
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.87
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
4.02
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.279
1.279
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.781
0.781
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.16
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.45
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
42.93
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5971
36.49
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
7.52
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
3.12
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.52
7.52
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.918
1.918
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
35.41
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5405
33.03
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.93
42.93
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.49
36.49

Fielding Stats for Jerry Akers and Jake Weimer

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.17
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.9
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4419
27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1473
9
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.75
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
2.46
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.2
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
3.4
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
524
3.2
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.24
94.24
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.744
2.744
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.96
76.96
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Akers and Jake Weimer

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
197.26
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
584
600
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
540
554.79
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
118.15
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
104.79
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.3
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.03
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.03
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.36
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35.2
36.17
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
134.59
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
151.03
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
47.26
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
36.99
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
83.22
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
80.16
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39.52
40.6
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.08
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
29.79
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
101.71
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.9
5.9
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.33
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.11
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.11
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100