Merle Adkins vs. Wily Peralta — Career Comparison

Merle Adkins
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Wily Peralta
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Wily Peralta 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. Wily Peralta posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.29 and WHIP 1.458 compared to 5 and 1.926 for Merle Adkins. By the career numbers, Wily Peralta had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Merle Adkins and Wily Peralta

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
2.55
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.37
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.55
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.6
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.86
47.86
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.88
53.88
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.16
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
4.29
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2734
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
911.1
9
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
13.33
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
958
9.46
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.46
9.46
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
1.09
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
3.57
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
660
6.52
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.52
6.52
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.36
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
43.33
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3949
39
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.63
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.33
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
4.76
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.38
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.05
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.926
1.926
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3493
34.5
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
39

Fielding Stats for Merle Adkins and Wily Peralta

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
2.55
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.37
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2734
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
911.1
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.64
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.93
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
1.66
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
1.57
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.64
94.64
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.616
0.616
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.88
53.88
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Merle Adkins and Wily Peralta

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
258
661.54
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
600
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
515.38
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
51.28
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
38.46
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.26
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.82
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
14.97
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.87
9.92
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
69.23
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
71.79
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
20.51
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.21
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
46.15
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
8.41
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.13
-10.58
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.51
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
83
212.82
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
2.82
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
58.97
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.13
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.26
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Wily Peralta
Career
Per 600 PA