Dewey Adkins vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Dewey Adkins
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Ricks
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bill Ricks 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 Ricks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.23 and WHIP 1.329 compared to 5.64 and 1.657 for Dewey Adkins. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dewey Adkins and Bill Ricks

Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.45
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.55
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.79
15.79
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
5.64
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
10.36
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.91
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.55
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
4.27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
5.04
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.924
0.924
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
41
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.73
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
6.27
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.26
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.657
1.657
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
36.45
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
41
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Dewey Adkins and Bill Ricks

Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.66
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1056
27
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
9
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.38
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.37
95.37
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dewey Adkins and Bill Ricks

Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
991.3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
569.81
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.652
0.652
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
5
130.43
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
26.42
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
57.31
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
203.77
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
5
130.43
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.636
0.636
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.529
0.529
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
53.75
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
10
260.87
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
2.3
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA