Merle Adkins vs. Walt Masterson — Career Comparison

Merle Adkins
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Walt Masterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Walt Masterson 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. Walt Masterson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.15 and WHIP 1.515 compared to 5 and 1.926 for Merle Adkins. By the career numbers, Walt Masterson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Merle Adkins and Walt Masterson

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
2.18
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.43
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.55
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.82
43.82
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.12
46.12
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.38
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.11
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
4.15
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4949
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1649.2
9
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
13.33
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1613
8.8
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.55
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
4.83
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
4.45
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.18
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.15
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
43.33
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7281
39.72
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
0.63
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.33
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
4.84
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.926
1.926
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.515
1.515
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6367
34.74
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.72
39.72

Fielding Stats for Merle Adkins and Walt Masterson

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
72.3
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49.2
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
16.67
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
50.92
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.8
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
73.39
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
67.59
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
92.1
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.935
0.935
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.44
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Merle Adkins and Walt Masterson

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
402
435.38
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554
600
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
486
526.35
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
73.65
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
61.73
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.75
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.91
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
14.97
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.16
17.5
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
87.73
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
110.47
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
40.07
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
28.16
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
68.23
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
8.41
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.62
9.33
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
36.82
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
221
239.35
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
36.82
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.33
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50