Merle Adkins vs. William Bell — Career Comparison

Merle Adkins
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
William Bell
UnknownPhiladelphia GiantsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher

William Bell 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. William Bell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.85 and WHIP 1.353 compared to 5 and 1.926 for Merle Adkins. By the career numbers, William Bell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Merle Adkins and William Bell

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.06
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
5
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.85
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
13.33
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
10.06
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.06
10.06
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
4
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.556
0.556
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
43.33
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
38.38
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9.33
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.24
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.926
1.926
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
34.68
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38

Fielding Stats for Merle Adkins and William Bell

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.04
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.87
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.56
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.77
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.42
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.167
1.167
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Merle Adkins and William Bell

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
300
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
514.29
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
14.97
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
54.76
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
171.43
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
8.41
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
47.47
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100