Dewey Adkins vs. Bill Phyle — Career Comparison

Dewey Adkins
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Phyle
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Phyle built a career as a starting pitcher and Dewey Adkins as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Phyle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 5.64 and 1.657 for Dewey Adkins. By the career numbers, Bill Phyle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dewey Adkins and Bill Phyle

Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.45
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.21
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.55
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.01
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.33
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.62
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.48
34.48
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.79
15.79
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.78
83.78
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.92
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
5.64
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
3.96
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
27
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
826
27
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
9
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275.1
9
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
10.36
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
10.59
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.36
10.36
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.91
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.55
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.91
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
4.27
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
2.48
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.599
0.599
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.23
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
41
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213
39.65
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.73
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
6.27
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
6.34
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.657
1.657
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
36.45
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1112
36.35
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
41
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.65
39.65

Fielding Stats for Dewey Adkins and Bill Phyle

Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.16
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1368
27
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
9
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.07
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.65
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
3.36
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.1
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.89
91.89
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.881
2.881
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.59
35.59
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dewey Adkins and Bill Phyle

Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
991.3
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
190.63
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
600
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
568.75
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
100
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
81.25
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
15.63
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.13
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
18.75
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.2
57.31
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.95
27.98
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
121.88
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
128.13
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
53.13
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
25
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
78.13
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
53.75
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.07
25.23
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.13
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
260.87
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
93.75
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
2.3
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.4
6.4
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.13
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.25
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.25
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100