Merle Adkins vs. Aaron Heilman — Career Comparison

Merle Adkins
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Aaron Heilman
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Merle Adkins and Aaron Heilman are fairly close on the surface numbers. Aaron Heilman posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.4 vs 5) and WHIP (1.402 vs 1.926). Merle Adkins had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.67 per nine innings vs 1.03). By the career numbers, Aaron Heilman 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 Aaron Heilman

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
6.81
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.36
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.5
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.66
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.21
43.21
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.23
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
4.4
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1890
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
9
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
13.33
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
8.6
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.03
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
3.66
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.36
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
7.83
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.39
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.47
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
43.33
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2730
39
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.89
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.33
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
4.71
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.59
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.23
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.71
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.926
1.926
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.362
1.362
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2384
34.06
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
39

Fielding Stats for Merle Adkins and Aaron Heilman

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
6.81
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.36
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1890
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.46
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
1.59
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
2.16
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
2.04
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.7
94.7
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Merle Adkins and Aaron Heilman

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
477
5300
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
600
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
522.22
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
14.97
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.78
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.33
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
22.22
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
8.41
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.49
-38.79
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.22
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
24
266.67
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
55.56
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Heilman
Career
Per 600 PA