Dewey Adkins vs. Rube Wiggins — Career Comparison

Dewey Adkins
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Wiggins
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftNorth AmericaNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Rube Wiggins 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. Rube Wiggins posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.600 compared to 5.64 and 1.657 for Dewey Adkins. By the career numbers, Rube Wiggins had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dewey Adkins and Rube Wiggins

Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.45
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.55
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.79
15.79
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
5.64
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
27
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
9
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
10.36
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.91
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.55
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.2
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
4.27
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
41
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
41.4
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.73
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
6.27
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.657
1.657
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
36.45
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
34.2
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
41
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.4
41.4

Fielding Stats for Dewey Adkins and Rube Wiggins

Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
27
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
9
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.1
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dewey Adkins and Rube Wiggins

Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
991.3
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
573.91
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.2
57.31
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
53.75
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
10
260.87
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
2.3
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA