Merle Adkins vs. Milt Wilcox — Career Comparison

Merle Adkins
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Milt Wilcox
Baby BoomersHawaiiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Milt Wilcox 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. Milt Wilcox posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.07 and WHIP 1.402 compared to 5 and 1.926 for Merle Adkins. By the career numbers, Milt Wilcox had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Merle Adkins and Milt Wilcox

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
1.76
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.26
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.53
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.5
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.29
51.29
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.83
71.83
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.33
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.07
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6050
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2016.2
9
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
13.33
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1991
8.89
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.89
8.89
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
0.91
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
770
3.44
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.29
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
5.07
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.946
0.946
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.23
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.33
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
43.33
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8635
38.54
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.24
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.33
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1013
4.52
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.36
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.26
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.76
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.926
1.926
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.369
1.369
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7652
34.15
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Merle Adkins and Milt Wilcox

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
1.76
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6048
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2016
9
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.54
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
1.59
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.12
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
2.26
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
479
2.14
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.66
94.66
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.167
1.167
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.08
72.08
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Merle Adkins and Milt Wilcox

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
397
3452.17
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
539.13
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
95.65
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
78.26
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
14.97
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.44
21.18
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
113.04
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
113.04
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
8.41
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.98
17.23
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
15
130.43
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
4.6
4.6
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA