Merle Adkins vs. Ernest Burke — Career Comparison

Merle Adkins
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ernest Burke
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Ernest Burke 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. Ernest Burke posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.84 and WHIP 1.494 compared to 5 and 1.926 for Merle Adkins. By the career numbers, Ernest Burke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Merle Adkins and Ernest Burke

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.81
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.61
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.84
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
9
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
13.33
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
11.43
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.43
11.43
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.02
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.63
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.556
0.556
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.517
0.517
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
43.33
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
39.84
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.61
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.33
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
5.26
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.91
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.926
1.926
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.494
1.494
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
369
37.31
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.84
39.84

Fielding Stats for Merle Adkins and Ernest Burke

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.48
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.95
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.52
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
3.04
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.95
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.14
97.14
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.167
1.167
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.71
64.71
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Merle Adkins and Ernest Burke

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
300
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.582
0.582
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
85.71
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
14.97
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.26
39.9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
171.43
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.485
0.485
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
8.41
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.54
43.34
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernest Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Ernest Burke
Career
Per 600 PA