Merle Adkins vs. Terry Larkin — Career Comparison

Merle Adkins
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Terry Larkin
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Terry Larkin posted a stronger line than Merle Adkins. Terry Larkin posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.43 vs 5) and WHIP (1.117 vs 1.926). By the career numbers, Terry Larkin 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 Terry Larkin

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.01
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.01
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.51
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.46
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.66
52.66
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.99
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
2.43
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4702
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1567.1
9
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
13.33
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1627
9.34
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.34
9.34
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.71
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
2.33
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.556
0.556
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.48
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
43.33
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6659
38.24
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.33
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
922
5.29
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.926
1.926
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.117
1.117
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6535
37.53
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Merle Adkins and Terry Larkin

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
1.04
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5901
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1967
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.73
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
1.9
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.35
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
652
2.98
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
576
2.64
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.34
88.34
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.167
1.167
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.537
2.537
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Merle Adkins and Terry Larkin

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
300
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
150.34
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
890
600
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
845
569.66
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
133.48
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
103.15
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
19.55
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
10.11
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.67
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
30.34
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
14.97
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.51
48.88
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
175.28
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
243
163.82
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.581
0.581
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
70.79
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
46.52
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
116.63
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
8.41
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.99
54.6
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.02
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
28.31
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
50
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
45.84
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.09
13.09
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA