Merle Adkins vs. Steve Avery — Career Comparison

Merle Adkins
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Steve Avery 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. Steve Avery posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.367 compared to 5 and 1.926 for Merle Adkins. By the career numbers, Steve Avery had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Merle Adkins and Steve Avery

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
4.19
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
13.33
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
8.85
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
3.29
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.16
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.67
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
43.33
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.33
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
4.63
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.926
1.926
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26

Fielding Stats for Merle Adkins and Steve Avery

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.36
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.75
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
2.19
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
2.11
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.56
96.56
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.167
1.167
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Merle Adkins and Steve Avery

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
370.91
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
92.12
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
65.45
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
14.97
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
106.67
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
42.42
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
8.41
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
21.73
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.55
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
135
163.64
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50