Jerry Akers vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Jerry Akers
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup 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. Roy Witherup posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.44 and WHIP 1.454 compared to 4.87 and 1.918 for Jerry Akers. By the career numbers, Roy Witherup had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Akers and Roy Witherup

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.21
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.87
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.44
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.69
6.69
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
10.62
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
10.48
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.62
10.62
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.64
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.87
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.279
1.279
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
42.93
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
7.52
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.49
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.52
7.52
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.918
1.918
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.454
1.454
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
35.41
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
634
35.15
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.332
0.332
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.93
42.93
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Jerry Akers and Roy Witherup

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Akers and Roy Witherup

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
80.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA