Merle Adkins vs. Glendon Rusch — Career Comparison

Merle Adkins
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Glendon Rusch
Gen XWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Glendon Rusch 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 5.04 and 1.502 for Glendon Rusch. 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 Glendon Rusch

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
2.08
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.34
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.41
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.6
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.36
40.36
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.33
64.33
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
827
5.04
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4432
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477.1
9
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
13.33
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1732
10.55
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.55
10.55
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.16
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
2.8
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.16
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1088
6.63
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.24
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
43.33
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6513
39.68
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.19
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.33
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
5.36
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.51
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.85
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.926
1.926
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5885
35.85
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.335
0.335
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.68
39.68

Fielding Stats for Merle Adkins and Glendon Rusch

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
2.08
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.34
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4432
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1477.1
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.31
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.05
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
1.41
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.36
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.54
96.54
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.652
0.652
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.33
64.33
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Merle Adkins and Glendon Rusch

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
348
546.6
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
382
600
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
331
519.9
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
78.53
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
65.97
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.85
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.71
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.57
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
14.97
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.57
18.18
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
100.52
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
94.24
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
25.13
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
29.84
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
50.26
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
8.41
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.51
8.66
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.14
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
104
163.35
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
64.4
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9.42
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Glendon Rusch
Career
Per 600 PA