Merle Adkins vs. Bugs Raymond — Career Comparison

Merle Adkins
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bugs Raymond
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bugs Raymond 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. Bugs Raymond posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.49 and WHIP 1.177 compared to 5 and 1.926 for Merle Adkins. By the career numbers, Bugs Raymond had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Merle Adkins and Bugs Raymond

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
1.43
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.47
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.6
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.12
44.12
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.85
69.85
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.6
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.49
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2564
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854.2
9
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
13.33
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
7.62
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
2.97
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
4.22
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.799
0.799
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.23
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
43.33
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3399
35.79
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.33
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.79
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.926
1.926
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3084
32.48
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.79
35.79

Fielding Stats for Merle Adkins and Bugs Raymond

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
1.58
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2319
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
773
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.43
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
3.25
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.23
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.91
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
3.68
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.05
94.05
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.167
1.167
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.324
2.324
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.24
63.24
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Merle Adkins and Bugs Raymond

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
300
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
279.45
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
600
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
263
540.41
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
86.3
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
71.92
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.22
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.16
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.38
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
14.97
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.79
24.24
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
106.85
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
121.23
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
24.66
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
28.77
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
53.42
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
8.41
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.96
20.46
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
32.88
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
87
178.77
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
24.66
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Raymond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100