Merle Adkins vs. Alfonso Pulido — Career Comparison

Merle Adkins
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Alfonso Pulido
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Alfonso Pulido 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. Merle Adkins posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5 and WHIP 1.926 compared to 5.19 and 1.615 for Alfonso Pulido. By the career numbers, Merle Adkins had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Merle Adkins and Alfonso Pulido

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alfonso Pulido
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Alfonso Pulido
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.12
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Alfonso Pulido
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.04
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
5.19
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Alfonso Pulido
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.98
6.98
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Alfonso Pulido
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.315
0.315
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Alfonso Pulido
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Alfonso Pulido
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34.2
9
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
13.33
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
11.68
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Alfonso Pulido
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.68
11.68
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.6
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
4
Alfonso Pulido
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.86
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Alfonso Pulido
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Alfonso Pulido
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.15
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alfonso Pulido
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Alfonso Pulido
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Alfonso Pulido
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.779
0.779
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Alfonso Pulido
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
43.33
Alfonso Pulido
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
40.5
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.78
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9.33
Alfonso Pulido
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
5.71
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Alfonso Pulido
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfonso Pulido
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.04
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.926
1.926
Alfonso Pulido
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.615
1.615
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Alfonso Pulido
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
37.12
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Alfonso Pulido
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Alfonso Pulido
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Merle Adkins and Alfonso Pulido

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alfonso Pulido
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Alfonso Pulido
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.12
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfonso Pulido
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.04
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Alfonso Pulido
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Alfonso Pulido
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34.2
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfonso Pulido
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.04
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.3
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.3
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfonso Pulido
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfonso Pulido
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Merle Adkins and Alfonso Pulido

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Alfonso Pulido
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Alfonso Pulido
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
7200
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Alfonso Pulido
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
14.97
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.17
8.41
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
18.72
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Alfonso Pulido
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfonso Pulido
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Alfonso Pulido
Career
Per 600 PA