Merle Adkins vs. Jim Owens — Career Comparison

Merle Adkins
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Owens
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Owens 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. Jim Owens posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.31 and WHIP 1.489 compared to 5 and 1.926 for Merle Adkins. By the career numbers, Jim Owens had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Merle Adkins and Jim Owens

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
2.91
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.05
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.69
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.18
38.18
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.01
36.01
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.21
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.21
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
4.31
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2656
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
885.1
9
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
13.33
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
9.47
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.47
9.47
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.85
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
3.46
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.47
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
5.25
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.45
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
43.33
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3854
39.18
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.98
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.33
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
4.91
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.926
1.926
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.437
1.437
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3506
35.64
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.18
39.18

Fielding Stats for Merle Adkins and Jim Owens

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
2.92
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.06
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2656
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
885.1
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.34
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
1.34
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
1.76
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
1.68
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.38
95.38
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.575
0.575
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.24
36.24
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Merle Adkins and Jim Owens

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
686.06
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
600
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
521.12
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
52.59
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
43.03
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.56
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.56
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
14.97
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.68
8.8
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
62.15
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
88.45
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.56
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
26.29
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
35.86
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
8.41
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.65
-8.73
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.47
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
102
243.82
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
2.46
2.46
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
43.03
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.56
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0