Merle Adkins vs. Kodai Senga — Career Comparison

Merle Adkins
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kodai Senga
MillenialJapanThrows RightBats LeftAsiaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Kodai Senga 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. Kodai Senga posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.246 compared to 5 and 1.926 for Merle Adkins. By the career numbers, Kodai Senga had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Merle Adkins and Kodai Senga

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
1.64
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.64
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.63
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.61
60.61
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
855
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
9
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
13.33
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
7.01
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.95
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
4.2
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
10.11
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.11
10.11
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.15
6.15
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.6
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.28
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
43.33
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1196
37.77
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.33
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
3.35
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.76
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.926
1.926
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.246
1.246
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
33.06
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.77
37.77

Fielding Stats for Merle Adkins and Kodai Senga

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
1.64
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.64
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
855
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.82
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.2
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.14
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.74
94.74
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
0.692
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Merle Adkins and Kodai Senga

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
300
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
14.97
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
8.41
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Kodai Senga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Kodai Senga
Career
Per 600 PA