Merle Adkins vs. Jack Ogden — Career Comparison

Merle Adkins
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Ogden
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Ogden 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. Jack Ogden posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.24 and WHIP 1.421 compared to 5 and 1.926 for Merle Adkins. By the career numbers, Jack Ogden had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Merle Adkins and Jack Ogden

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
2.09
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.97
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.58
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.37
42.37
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.34
46.34
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.49
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.24
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1586
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528.2
9
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
13.33
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
9.7
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.7
9.7
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.66
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.08
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.45
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.615
0.615
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
43.33
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2330
39.67
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.7
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.33
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
4.94
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.926
1.926
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.421
1.421
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2146
36.53
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.67
39.67

Fielding Stats for Merle Adkins and Jack Ogden

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
27
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
9
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.024
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Merle Adkins and Jack Ogden

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
418.68
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
600
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
560.44
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.503
0.503
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
112.09
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
92.31
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.19
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.59
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.78
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
14.97
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.85
32.48
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
138.46
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
135.16
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
49.45
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
56.04
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
105.49
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
8.41
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.31
33.99
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
23.08
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA
35
115.38
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA
5.2
5.2
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.48
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Ogden
Career
Per 600 PA