Merle Adkins vs. William Sheppard — Career Comparison

Merle Adkins
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
William Sheppard
UnknownMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

William Sheppard 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. William Sheppard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.9 and WHIP 1.226 compared to 5 and 1.926 for Merle Adkins. By the career numbers, William Sheppard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Merle Adkins and William Sheppard

Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.45
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
5
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
13.33
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
7.55
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.55
7.55
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
4
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.48
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.74
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.581
0.581
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
43.33
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
39.19
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9.33
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.06
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.74
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.926
1.926
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
33.39
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.19
39.19

Fielding Stats for Merle Adkins and William Sheppard

Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.8
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.29
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.77
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
5.4
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
6.17
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
6.17
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.167
1.167
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.429
3.429
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Merle Adkins and William Sheppard

Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
350
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
14.97
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
2.15
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
8.41
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.37
-18.4
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
William Sheppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sheppard
Career
Per 600 PA