Merle Adkins vs. Steve Trout — Career Comparison

Merle Adkins
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Trout
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Trout 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. Steve Trout posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.18 and WHIP 1.526 compared to 5 and 1.926 for Merle Adkins. By the career numbers, Steve Trout had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Merle Adkins and Steve Trout

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
1.8
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.41
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.53
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.55
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.89
48.89
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.41
78.41
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.19
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
4.18
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4504
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1501.1
9
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
13.33
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1665
9.98
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.98
9.98
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.54
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
3.46
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
656
3.93
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.822
0.822
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.3
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.2
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
43.33
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6550
39.27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.15
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.33
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
791
4.74
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.44
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.25
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.19
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.926
1.926
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.494
1.494
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5824
34.91
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.27
39.27

Fielding Stats for Merle Adkins and Steve Trout

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
1.8
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.41
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4504
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1501.1
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.46
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
1.86
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.13
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
2.45
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387
2.32
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.62
94.62
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.167
1.167
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.41
78.41
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.17
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Merle Adkins and Steve Trout

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
651.99
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
600
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
515.52
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
82.31
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
77.98
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.33
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.33
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
14.97
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.83
14.8
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
86.64
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
101.81
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
38.99
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.49
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
58.48
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
8.41
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.77
10.34
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.49
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
78
168.95
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
3.55
3.55
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
62.82
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.17
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.5
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Trout
Career
Per 600 PA