Merle Adkins vs. Sterling Slaughter — Career Comparison

Merle Adkins
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sterling Slaughter
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sterling Slaughter 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 5.75 and 1.974 for Sterling Slaughter. 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 Sterling Slaughter

Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.48
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.7
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
5.75
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
13.33
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
11.15
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.15
11.15
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.39
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.57
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
43.33
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
43.03
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.33
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
6.1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.926
1.926
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.858
1.858
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
37.45
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.03
43.03

Fielding Stats for Merle Adkins and Sterling Slaughter

Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.48
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Merle Adkins and Sterling Slaughter

Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
923.08
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
14.97
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
7.62
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
8.41
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-13.25
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
8
369.23
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.63
1.63
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA