Merle Adkins vs. Larry Dierker — Career Comparison

Merle Adkins
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Larry Dierker 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. Larry Dierker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.31 and WHIP 1.236 compared to 5 and 1.926 for Merle Adkins. By the career numbers, Larry Dierker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Merle Adkins and Larry Dierker

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.47
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
13.33
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.71
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.944
0.944
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
43.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.33
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.926
1.926
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Merle Adkins and Larry Dierker

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
1.27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.78
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.69
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.167
1.167
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Merle Adkins and Larry Dierker

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
300
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
789
540.41
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
73.29
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
60.96
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.59
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.33
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
14.97
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
91.1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
26.03
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
8.41
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.22
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
272
186.3
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
3.22
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
47.95
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
10.96
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA