Merle Adkins vs. Charlie Buffinton — Career Comparison

Merle Adkins
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Charlie Buffinton posted a stronger line than Merle Adkins. Charlie Buffinton posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.96 vs 5) and WHIP (1.234 vs 1.926). By the career numbers, Charlie Buffinton had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Merle Adkins and Charlie Buffinton

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.05
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.62
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.4
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.52
60.52
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.96
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
13.33
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3344
8.84
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
2.26
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1700
4.49
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.46
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
43.33
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14465
38.24
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.33
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
4.82
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.926
1.926
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13578
35.9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Merle Adkins and Charlie Buffinton

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
1.12
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14889
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4963
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
1.6
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.8
90.8
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.167
1.167
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.11
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Merle Adkins and Charlie Buffinton

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
300
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2214
575.31
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
17.41
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.16
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.82
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
23.39
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
14.97
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
172.28
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
63.66
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
66.26
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
128.11
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
8.41
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.04
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
23.65
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
50
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
29.62
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.25
20.25
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100