Merle Adkins vs. Michael Lorenzen — Career Comparison

Merle Adkins
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Michael Lorenzen
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Michael Lorenzen 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. Michael Lorenzen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.08 and WHIP 1.328 compared to 5 and 1.926 for Merle Adkins. By the career numbers, Michael Lorenzen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Merle Adkins and Michael Lorenzen

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
3.57
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.08
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.49
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.5
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.54
49.54
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.13
30.13
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
4.08
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2988
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
9
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
13.33
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
8.32
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
1.13
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
3.5
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
826
7.46
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.46
7.46
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.46
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.37
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
43.33
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4214
38.08
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.5
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.33
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
4.28
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.18
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.85
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.926
1.926
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3751
33.89
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Merle Adkins and Michael Lorenzen

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
3.54
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
1.03
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.12
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
0.84
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
2.03
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
1.96
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.75
96.75
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.555
0.555
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.14
29.14
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.12
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Merle Adkins and Michael Lorenzen

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
452
1844.9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
600
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
542.86
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
126.53
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
81.63
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.24
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.57
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
44.9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
14.97
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.37
66.82
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
232.65
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
163.27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.651
0.651
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
81.63
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
97.96
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
151.02
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
8.41
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.21
62.09
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.57
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
47
191.84
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.13
3.13
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.41
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
20.41
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.41
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.57
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.43
71.43