Merle Adkins vs. Mike Fiers — Career Comparison

Merle Adkins
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Fiers
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Fiers 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. Mike Fiers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.07 and WHIP 1.274 compared to 5 and 1.926 for Merle Adkins. By the career numbers, Mike Fiers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Merle Adkins and Mike Fiers

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.7
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.56
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.59
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.5
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.96
53.96
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.28
91.28
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
4.07
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3453
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1151
9
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
13.33
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
8.75
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.75
8.75
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
1.44
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
2.66
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
7.78
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.47
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.38
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
43.33
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4852
37.94
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.33
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
4.33
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.23
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.51
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.926
1.926
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.268
1.268
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4413
34.51
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94

Fielding Stats for Merle Adkins and Mike Fiers

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.7
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.56
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3453
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1151
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.62
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
0.81
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.12
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
1.54
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
1.42
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.39
92.39
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.835
0.835
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.28
91.28
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Merle Adkins and Mike Fiers

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
1263.46
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
496.15
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
14.97
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.51
2.92
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
17.31
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
8.41
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.73
-21.54
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
45
259.62
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
2.31
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fiers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
103.85
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Fiers
Career
Per 600 PA