Merle Adkins vs. Fred Daniels — Career Comparison

Merle Adkins
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Daniels
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Daniels 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 5.37 and 1.696 for Fred Daniels. 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 Fred Daniels

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.15
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.61
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.92
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.41
29.41
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
5.37
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117.1
9
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
13.33
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
8.97
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.97
8.97
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
6.29
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.84
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.54
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.77
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
43.33
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
497
38.12
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.33
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
7.21
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.21
7.21
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.69
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.926
1.926
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.696
1.696
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383
29.38
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.339
0.339
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Merle Adkins and Fred Daniels

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.63
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.31
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1027
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342.1
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.45
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
1.21
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.87
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.66
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.66
92.66
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.167
1.167
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.629
1.629
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.65
80.65
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Merle Adkins and Fred Daniels

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
300
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
232.14
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
600
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
539.29
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.674
0.674
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
135.71
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
100
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.14
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.57
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
35.71
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
14.97
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.5
58.93
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
185.71
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
175
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
78.57
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
67.86
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
142.86
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
8.41
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.45
65.87
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.14
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.14
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.43
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.57
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.57
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Daniels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100