Merle Adkins vs. Steve Renko — Career Comparison

Merle Adkins
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Renko
Silent GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Renko 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. Steve Renko posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.417 compared to 5 and 1.926 for Merle Adkins. By the career numbers, Steve Renko had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Merle Adkins and Steve Renko

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
1.63
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.32
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.48
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.53
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.86
47.86
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.93
80.93
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.21
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
3.99
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7482
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2494
9
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
13.33
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2438
8.8
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.89
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
3.64
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.31
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1455
5.25
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.26
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
43.33
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10704
38.63
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.13
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.33
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1233
4.45
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.29
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.24
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.39
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.926
1.926
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.383
1.383
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9525
34.37
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Merle Adkins and Steve Renko

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.63
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.32
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7493
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2497.2
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.6
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
1.14
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.09
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
508
1.83
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.74
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.066
1.066
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.75
80.75
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Merle Adkins and Steve Renko

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
477.93
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
580
600
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
531
549.31
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
117.93
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
93.1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.55
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.07
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.21
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.83
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
14.97
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.45
38.74
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
157.24
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
143.79
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
45.52
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
43.45
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
82.76
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
8.41
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.57
38.86
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25.86
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
139
143.79
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
4.17
4.17
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.83
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.41
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100