Merle Adkins vs. James McDonald — Career Comparison

Merle Adkins
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

James McDonald 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. James McDonald posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.2 and WHIP 1.442 compared to 5 and 1.926 for Merle Adkins. By the career numbers, James McDonald had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Merle Adkins and James McDonald

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.3
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.2
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
13.33
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.55
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.98
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.06
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.76
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
43.33
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2215
38.91
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.33
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
4.58
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.69
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.926
1.926
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1931
33.92
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Merle Adkins and James McDonald

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.3
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.83
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.49
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.42
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.29
95.29
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.618
0.618
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Merle Adkins and James McDonald

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
477.19
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
600
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
508.77
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
56.14
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
49.12
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
14.97
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.68
9.4
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
63.16
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.75
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
52.63
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.04
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
66.67
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
8.41
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.18
-4.15
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
75
263.16
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
2.28
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA