Merle Adkins vs. Lou Mahaffey — Career Comparison

Merle Adkins
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lou Mahaffey
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Lou Mahaffey posted a stronger line than Merle Adkins. Lou Mahaffey posted stronger numbers in ERA (3 vs 5) and WHIP (1.667 vs 1.926). By the career numbers, Lou Mahaffey 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 Lou Mahaffey

Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
5
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
13.33
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
43.33
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
41
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9.33
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.926
1.926
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
41

Fielding Stats for Merle Adkins and Lou Mahaffey

Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Merle Adkins and Lou Mahaffey

Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
300
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
14.97
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
3.21
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
100
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
8.41
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.09
-11.33
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA