Merle Adkins vs. Harry Thompson — Career Comparison

Merle Adkins
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Harry Thompson
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Harry Thompson 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. Harry Thompson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.23 and WHIP 1.355 compared to 5 and 1.926 for Merle Adkins. By the career numbers, Harry Thompson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Merle Adkins and Harry Thompson

Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.44
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.23
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55.1
9
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
13.33
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
10.41
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.41
10.41
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.65
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
4
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.79
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.79
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.556
0.556
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.398
0.398
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
43.33
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
36.76
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.79
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.33
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.88
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.926
1.926
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
34.64
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.76
36.76

Fielding Stats for Merle Adkins and Harry Thompson

Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
27
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
9
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.421
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Merle Adkins and Harry Thompson

Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
320.93
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
530.23
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
111.63
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
83.72
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
14.97
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.04
42.37
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
153.49
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
8.41
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
45.29
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
50
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.5
21.5
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100