Merle Adkins vs. Ken Hill — Career Comparison

Merle Adkins
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Hill
Gen XMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Hill 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. Ken Hill posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.06 and WHIP 1.436 compared to 5 and 1.926 for Merle Adkins. By the career numbers, Ken Hill had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Merle Adkins and Ken Hill

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
1.51
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
1.44
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.53
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.5
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.77
51.77
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
891
4.06
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5919
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1973
9
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
13.33
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1938
8.84
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
0.74
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
852
3.89
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.2
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1181
5.39
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.36
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.21
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
43.33
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8520
38.86
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.33
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
977
4.46
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.41
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.32
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
0.77
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.926
1.926
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.414
1.414
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7460
34.03
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.86
38.86

Fielding Stats for Merle Adkins and Ken Hill

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
1.51
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
1.44
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5919
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1973
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.83
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
1.58
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
2.49
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
2.42
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.25
97.25
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.167
1.167
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.596
1.596
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.12
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Merle Adkins and Ken Hill

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
470.42
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
426
600
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
333
469.01
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.511
0.511
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
70.42
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
57.75
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.86
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
12.68
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
14.97
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.65
19.22
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
87.32
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
105.63
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
30.99
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
29.58
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
59.15
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
8.41
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.88
16.73
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
33.8
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
94
132.39
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
4.53
4.53
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
94.37
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.23
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA