Jose Acevedo vs. Merle Adkins — Career Comparison

Jose Acevedo
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Merle Adkins
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jose Acevedo built a career as a starting pitcher and Merle Adkins as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Merle Adkins posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5 and WHIP 1.926 compared to 5.74 and 1.485 for Jose Acevedo. By the career numbers, Merle Adkins had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acevedo and Merle Adkins

Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.54
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.44
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.44
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.61
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.86
41.86
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.73
56.73
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
5.74
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.15
5.15
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1105
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368.1
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
10.26
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
13.33
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.26
10.26
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.73
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.76
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.34
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
6.18
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.18
6.18
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.994
0.994
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.29
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1628
39.78
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
43.33
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
6.01
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.33
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.34
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.42
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.54
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.926
1.926
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1472
35.97
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.78
39.78
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33

Fielding Stats for Jose Acevedo and Merle Adkins

Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.54
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.44
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1105
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368.1
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.46
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.95
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.42
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.42
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.558
0.558
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.73
56.73
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acevedo and Merle Adkins

Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
520
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
600
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
505
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
40
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
30
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.19
5.93
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
14.97
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
50
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
70
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
20
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
30
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.4
-16.98
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
8.41
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
61
305
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
1.97
1.97
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
60
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA