Merle Adkins vs. Chris Seddon — Career Comparison

Merle Adkins
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Seddon
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Merle Adkins and Chris Seddon are fairly close on the surface numbers. Merle Adkins posted stronger numbers in ERA (5 vs 5.47) and home runs allowed (0.67 per nine innings vs 0.97). Chris Seddon had the advantage in WHIP (1.541 vs 1.926). By the career numbers, Merle Adkins had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Merle Adkins and Chris Seddon

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.62
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.73
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.79
15.79
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
5.47
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
9
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
13.33
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
10.34
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.34
10.34
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.97
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.41
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
5.35
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
43.33
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
40.5
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.09
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.33
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
5.84
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.49
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.85
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.926
1.926
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.527
1.527
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
36.36
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Merle Adkins and Chris Seddon

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.62
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.73
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.36
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.85
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.34
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.22
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.79
15.79
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Merle Adkins and Chris Seddon

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
4560
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
14.97
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
8.41
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.26
-31.07
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Seddon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Seddon
Career
Per 600 PA