Merle Adkins vs. Cecil Upshaw — Career Comparison

Merle Adkins
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cecil Upshaw
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Cecil Upshaw posted a stronger line than Merle Adkins. Cecil Upshaw posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.13 vs 5) and WHIP (1.371 vs 1.926). By the career numbers, Cecil Upshaw had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Merle Adkins and Cecil Upshaw

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.56
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.54
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.58
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.57
48.57
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.37
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.13
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1689
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563
9
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
13.33
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
8.71
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.71
8.71
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.59
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.83
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.8
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
5.16
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.32
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
43.33
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2362
37.76
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.68
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.33
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
3.52
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.34
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.926
1.926
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2137
34.16
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Merle Adkins and Cecil Upshaw

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.56
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1690
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563.1
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.45
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.63
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
2.24
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
2.08
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.374
0.374
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Merle Adkins and Cecil Upshaw

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
348
2269.57
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
600
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
489.13
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
78.26
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
71.74
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
14.97
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
20.14
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
97.83
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
97.83
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.57
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
32.61
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
8.41
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.36
15.41
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.57
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
23
150
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
91.3
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA