Merle Adkins vs. Bert Cole — Career Comparison

Merle Adkins
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bert Cole 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. Bert Cole posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.67 and WHIP 1.593 compared to 5 and 1.926 for Merle Adkins. By the career numbers, Bert Cole had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Merle Adkins and Bert Cole

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.63
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.68
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.42
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.99
25.99
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
4.67
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
13.33
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
735
10.92
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.92
10.92
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.42
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.77
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.576
0.576
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.28
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
43.33
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2742
40.75
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.23
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.33
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
5.84
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.926
1.926
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.593
1.593
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2493
37.05
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.75
40.75

Fielding Stats for Merle Adkins and Bert Cole

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Merle Adkins and Bert Cole

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
536.28
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
544.25
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
130.09
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.85
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.96
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
14.97
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.43
48.93
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
164.6
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
8.41
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.14
56.11
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
36
95.58
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6.28
6.28
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50