Merle Adkins vs. Cole Hamels — Career Comparison

Merle Adkins
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cole Hamels
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cole Hamels 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. Cole Hamels posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.43 and WHIP 1.199 compared to 5 and 1.926 for Merle Adkins. By the career numbers, Cole Hamels had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Merle Adkins and Cole Hamels

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.41
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.54
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.41
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.19
57.19
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.06
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1027
3.43
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
13.33
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2424
8.09
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
1.03
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
2.56
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.14
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2560
8.54
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.19
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.33
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
43.33
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11115
37.08
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.33
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1103
3.68
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.25
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.18
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.72
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.926
1.926
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10118
33.75
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Merle Adkins and Cole Hamels

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.41
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.41
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8094
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.38
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
1.08
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.07
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.52
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
1.45
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.4
95.4
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.031
1.031
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Merle Adkins and Cole Hamels

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
430
331.62
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
778
600
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
688
530.59
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
89.46
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
74.04
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.34
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.54
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
15.42
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
14.97
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.69
20.58
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
109.51
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
107.2
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
30.85
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
26.22
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
55.53
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
8.41
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.79
14.49
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
14.65
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
286
220.57
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
2.72
2.72
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
49.36
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cole Hamels
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.17
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.31
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Hamels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25