Merle Adkins vs. Chris Holt — Career Comparison

Merle Adkins
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Holt
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Holt 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. Chris Holt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.76 and WHIP 1.519 compared to 5 and 1.926 for Merle Adkins. By the career numbers, Chris Holt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Merle Adkins and Chris Holt

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
1.62
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.37
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.62
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.44
35.44
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.21
84.21
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
4.76
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2210
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
736.2
9
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
13.33
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
10.42
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.42
10.42
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.84
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
3.09
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
5.2
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.922
0.922
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.24
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
43.33
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3236
39.53
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.33
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
5.2
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.37
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.926
1.926
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.501
1.501
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2890
35.31
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.327
0.327
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Merle Adkins and Chris Holt

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
1.62
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.37
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2210
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
736.2
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.6
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.2
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.87
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.8
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.08
96.08
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.105
1.105
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.21
84.21
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Merle Adkins and Chris Holt

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
385.51
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
600
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
513.04
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
46.38
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
40.58
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.8
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.8
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
14.97
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.39
6.94
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
52.17
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
72.46
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
34.78
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.39
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.17
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
8.41
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.17
-12.1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.19
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
83
240.58
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.49
2.49
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
60.87
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA