Merle Adkins vs. Willie Jensen — Career Comparison

Merle Adkins
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Willie Jensen
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Willie Jensen 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. Willie Jensen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.667 compared to 5 and 1.926 for Merle Adkins. By the career numbers, Willie Jensen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Merle Adkins and Willie Jensen

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.29
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.07
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.64
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.17
7.17
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.342
0.342
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.413
0.413
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
13.33
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
10.71
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.71
10.71
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
4.29
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.93
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.691
0.691
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
43.33
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
30.64
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9.33
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.07
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.926
1.926
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
25.93
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.339
0.339
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.436
0.436
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.64
30.64

Fielding Stats for Merle Adkins and Willie Jensen

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
27
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
9
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.167
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Merle Adkins and Willie Jensen

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
300
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
600
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
557.14
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
14.97
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.36
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
8.41
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.1
-47.01
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
428.57
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Jensen
Career
Per 600 PA