Merle Adkins vs. Jim Shellenback — Career Comparison

Merle Adkins
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shellenback
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shellenback 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. Jim Shellenback posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.81 and WHIP 1.447 compared to 5 and 1.926 for Merle Adkins. By the career numbers, Jim Shellenback had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Merle Adkins and Jim Shellenback

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.95
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.59
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.09
29.09
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.81
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
9
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
13.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.78
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.79
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.96
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.4
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
43.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
38.85
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.71
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
4.52
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.926
1.926
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1729
34.28
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85

Fielding Stats for Merle Adkins and Jim Shellenback

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453.2
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.42
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.81
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
2.32
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
2.22
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
95.73
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.679
0.679
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.09
29.09
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Merle Adkins and Jim Shellenback

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
881.42
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
552.21
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
74.34
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
14.97
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.89
10.04
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
84.96
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
90.27
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
42.48
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
37.17
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
8.41
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.01
-5.35
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.93
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
22
116.81
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
5.14
5.14
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shellenback
Career
Per 600 PA