Merle Adkins vs. Tom Funk — Career Comparison

Merle Adkins
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Funk
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Merle Adkins posted a stronger line than Tom Funk. Merle Adkins posted stronger numbers in ERA (5 vs 6.48) and home runs allowed (0.67 per nine innings vs 1.08). By the career numbers, Merle Adkins had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Merle Adkins and Tom Funk

Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
13.33
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10.8
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.8
10.8
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
43.33
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9.33
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.48
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.48
6.48
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.926
1.926
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
37.8
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.33
43.33
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Merle Adkins and Tom Funk

Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.08
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Merle Adkins and Tom Funk

Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4800
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
14.97
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
8.41
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA