Merle Adkins vs. Tim Hudson — Career Comparison

Merle Adkins
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tim Hudson 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. Tim Hudson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.266 compared to 5 and 1.926 for Merle Adkins. By the career numbers, Tim Hudson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Merle Adkins and Tim Hudson

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.38
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
3.49
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
13.33
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2957
8.51
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.71
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.64
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2080
5.99
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.36
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
43.33
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.33
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.33
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.926
1.926
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11787
33.93
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Merle Adkins and Tim Hudson

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.74
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
492
1.42
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.07
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
2.23
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
2.16
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.9
96.9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.167
1.167
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Merle Adkins and Tim Hudson

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
489
413.24
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
613
518.03
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
82.82
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
62.54
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.06
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.28
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
14.97
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.86
21.86
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
110.7
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
106.48
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
29.58
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
35.49
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.69
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
8.41
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.36
14.67
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
21.97
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
190
160.56
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.74
3.74
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
56.62
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA