Merle Adkins vs. Mel Stottlemyre — Career Comparison

Merle Adkins
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mel Stottlemyre
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mel Stottlemyre 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. Mel Stottlemyre posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.97 and WHIP 1.247 compared to 5 and 1.926 for Merle Adkins. By the career numbers, Mel Stottlemyre had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Merle Adkins and Mel Stottlemyre

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.22
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.2
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.55
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.47
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.13
54.13
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.89
98.89
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.51
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.14
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
878
2.97
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7984
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2661.1
9
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
13.33
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2435
8.23
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.58
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
809
2.74
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.25
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1257
4.25
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.776
0.776
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.19
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.15
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
43.33
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10972
37.1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.33
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
3.39
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.14
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.16
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.926
1.926
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.219
1.219
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10048
33.98
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.1
37.1

Fielding Stats for Merle Adkins and Mel Stottlemyre

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
1.22
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.2
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7985
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2661.2
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
0.82
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
1.93
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.09
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
2.83
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
812
2.75
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.9
96.9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.167
1.167
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.256
2.256
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.89
98.89
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.13
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Merle Adkins and Mel Stottlemyre

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
300
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
366
259.57
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
846
600
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
749
531.21
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
85.11
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
65.96
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.93
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.26
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.96
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
19.15
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
14.97
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.04
26.27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
118.44
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
121.28
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.436
0.436
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
38.3
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
40.43
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
73.76
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
8.41
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.56
19.55
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.84
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
33.33
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
270
191.49
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
3.13
3.13
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
29.79
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.84
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
14
9.93
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.42
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Stottlemyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.42
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Mel Stottlemyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0