Merle Adkins vs. Joan Adon — Career Comparison

Merle Adkins
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joan Adon
Gen ZD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington NationalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joan Adon 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 6.66 and 1.723 for Joan Adon. By the career numbers, Merle Adkins had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Merle Adkins and Joan Adon

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.38
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.77
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.79
15.79
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.29
74.29
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
6.66
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.16
6.16
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.1
9
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
13.33
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
10.47
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.47
10.47
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.29
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
4.76
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.03
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.421
1.421
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.95
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
43.33
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
42.3
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.33
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
6.8
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.8
6.8
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.68
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.926
1.926
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.693
1.693
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
534
36.32
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.339
0.339
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.3
42.3

Fielding Stats for Merle Adkins and Joan Adon

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.38
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.77
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.1
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.09
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.22
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.45
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
2.31
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.971
0.971
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.29
74.29
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Merle Adkins and Joan Adon

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Joan Adon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10500
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
14.97
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
8.41
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Joan Adon
Career
Per 600 PA