Merle Adkins vs. Charlie Barnes — Career Comparison

Merle Adkins
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Barnes
MillenialSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Barnes 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 5.92 and 1.632 for Charlie Barnes. 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 Charlie Barnes

Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Charlie Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.13
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Charlie Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.89
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.71
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Charlie Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
5.92
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Charlie Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.9
5.9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Charlie Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Charlie Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Charlie Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Charlie Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
13.33
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
10.89
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Charlie Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.89
10.89
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.95
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.79
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Charlie Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Charlie Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.74
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Charlie Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Charlie Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.947
0.947
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.95
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
43.33
Charlie Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
41.45
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9.33
Charlie Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
6.39
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Charlie Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.39
6.39
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.18
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.926
1.926
Charlie Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Charlie Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
36
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Charlie Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Charlie Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.328
0.328
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.45
41.45

Fielding Stats for Merle Adkins and Charlie Barnes

Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Charlie Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.13
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.89
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Charlie Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Charlie Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.95
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.95
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.95
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Merle Adkins and Charlie Barnes

Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Charlie Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5400
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
14.97
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
8.41
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA