Merle Adkins vs. Plácido Bernal — Career Comparison

Merle Adkins
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Plácido Bernal
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Plácido Bernal 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 8.08 and 1.772 for Plácido Bernal. 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 Plácido Bernal

Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.55
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.85
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.85
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
8.08
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.328
0.328
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
13.33
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
12.76
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.76
12.76
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.49
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.19
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.4
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.732
0.732
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
43.33
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
43.16
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.49
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
9.33
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9.57
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.33
9.33
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.57
9.57
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.85
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.06
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.926
1.926
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.772
1.772
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
38.91
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.331
0.331
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.16
43.16

Fielding Stats for Merle Adkins and Plácido Bernal

Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.72
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.84
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.84
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.72
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.77
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.56
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.167
1.167
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.77
30.77
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Merle Adkins and Plácido Bernal

Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
390
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
510
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
14.97
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
32.74
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.513
0.513
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
8.41
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
45.42
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Plácido Bernal
Career
Per 600 PA