Merle Adkins vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Merle Adkins
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Ted Wilks posted a stronger line than Merle Adkins. Ted Wilks posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.26 vs 5) and WHIP (1.221 vs 1.926). By the career numbers, Ted Wilks 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 Ted Wilks

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
13.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
8.2
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.97
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
43.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.926
1.926
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
39
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
34.22
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Merle Adkins and Ted Wilks

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Merle Adkins and Ted Wilks

Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
14.97
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
15.3
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
8.41
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
150.64
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merle Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA