Merle Adkins vs. Marty Clary — Career Comparison

Merle Adkins
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Marty Clary
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Marty Clary 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. Marty Clary posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.48 and WHIP 1.476 compared to 5 and 1.926 for Merle Adkins. By the career numbers, Marty Clary had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Merle Adkins and Marty Clary

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.32
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.28
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.56
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.32
26.32
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.17
55.17
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.48
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
675
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
9
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
13.33
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
10.04
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.68
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.96
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.28
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.24
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.689
0.689
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.4
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
43.33
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
986
39.44
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.28
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.33
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
5.28
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.4
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.36
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.68
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.926
1.926
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
890
35.6
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.44
39.44

Fielding Stats for Merle Adkins and Marty Clary

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.32
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.28
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
675
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.64
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.6
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
2.28
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
2.24
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.25
98.25
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.966
0.966
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.17
55.17
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Merle Adkins and Marty Clary

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
490.14
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
507.04
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
42.25
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
42.25
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
14.97
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.58
4.89
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
42.25
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
76.06
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
33.8
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
8.41
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.59
-13.46
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
17
143.66
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
4.18
4.18
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
59.15
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA