Merle Adkins vs. Pedro Silva — Career Comparison

Merle Adkins
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pedro Silva
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanCuban Stars WestNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Pedro Silva 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 7.49 and 1.891 for Pedro Silva. 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 Pedro Silva

Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.51
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.98
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.8
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.71
64.71
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.62
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
7.49
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.49
7.49
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.67
6.67
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.325
0.325
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
9
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
13.33
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
12.12
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.12
12.12
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.45
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
4.9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.94
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.871
0.871
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.8
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
43.33
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
43.93
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.33
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
8.91
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.98
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.89
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.926
1.926
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.891
1.891
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
37.25
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.339
0.339
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.33
43.33
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.93
43.93

Fielding Stats for Merle Adkins and Pedro Silva

Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.36
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.02
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
797
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265.2
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.51
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.25
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
3.9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.76
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.52
96.52
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.167
1.167
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.775
2.775
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Merle Adkins and Pedro Silva

Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
300
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
174.05
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
600
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
549.62
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
109.92
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
73.28
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.32
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.32
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
36.64
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
14.97
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.83
54.2
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
183.21
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
151.15
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
105.34
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
77.86
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
164.89
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
8.41
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.53
52.81
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
41.22
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100