Merle Adkins vs. Cal Quantrill — Career Comparison

Merle Adkins
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cal Quantrill
MillenialCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cal Quantrill 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. Cal Quantrill posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.35 and WHIP 1.337 compared to 5 and 1.926 for Merle Adkins. By the career numbers, Cal Quantrill had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Merle Adkins and Cal Quantrill

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
2.01
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.6
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.51
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.49
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.54
50.54
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.68
79.68
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
4.35
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2510
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
836.2
9
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
13.33
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
847
9.11
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.2
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
2.89
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
6.69
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.69
6.69
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.52
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
43.33
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3577
38.48
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.33
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
4.61
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.86
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.926
1.926
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.334
1.334
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3225
34.69
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.48
38.48

Fielding Stats for Merle Adkins and Cal Quantrill

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
2.01
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.6
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2510
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
836.2
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.55
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.86
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.48
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
1.41
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.93
94.93
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.701
0.701
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.68
79.68
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Merle Adkins and Cal Quantrill

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
3506.25
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
506.25
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
14.97
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.93
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
75
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
8.41
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.6
-11.28
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
5.33
5.33
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0