Merle Adkins vs. Brett Anderson — Career Comparison

Merle Adkins
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brett Anderson
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Brett Anderson 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. Brett Anderson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.07 and WHIP 1.345 compared to 5 and 1.926 for Merle Adkins. By the career numbers, Brett Anderson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Merle Adkins and Brett Anderson

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
1.75
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.66
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.53
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.58
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.52
47.52
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
4.07
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3421
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140.1
9
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
13.33
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1217
9.61
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.61
9.61
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.91
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
2.4
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
6.09
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.944
0.944
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.16
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.25
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
43.33
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4828
38.1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.33
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
4.51
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.22
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.21
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.06
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.926
1.926
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.334
1.334
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4438
35.03
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1

Fielding Stats for Merle Adkins and Brett Anderson

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
1.75
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.66
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3421
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140.1
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.15
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
1.62
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
1.84
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
1.77
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.14
96.14
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.009
1.009
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Merle Adkins and Brett Anderson

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
972.26
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
600
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
503.65
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
52.55
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
39.42
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.14
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.14
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
14.97
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.91
8.35
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
65.69
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
96.35
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
17.52
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
26.28
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
43.8
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
8.41
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.03
-8.91
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
43.8
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
62
271.53
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
52.55
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
26.28
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA