What years did Merle Adkins play?

Merle Adkins played in Major League Baseball from 1902 to 1903.

Was Merle Adkins a pitcher?

Yes. Merle Adkins pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 3 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Merle Adkins hit?

Merle Adkins hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

Merle Adkins

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1902-1903)

W–L 1–1

ERA 5.00

WHIP 1.93

SO 3

Pitcher PIV -773.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 220 lb
Born: 8/5/1872 in Troy, WI, USA
Died: 2/21/1934 in Durham, NC, USA
MLB Debut: 1902-06-24
Last Game: 1903-09-29

Full name: Merle Theron Adkins

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
1	1	6	3	1	0	1	27.0	40	15	2	12	3	5.00	-773.2

Career ERA 5.00 vs. league average 3.14 across their career seasons — 59.4% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1902	BOS	AL	1	1	4	2	1	0	20.0	30	9	7	3	4.05	3.17 (-28%)	-773.2
1903	NYA	AL	0	0	2	1	0	1	7.0	10	6	5	0	7.71	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			1	1	6	3	1	1	27.0	40	15	12	3	5.00	—	-773

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
6	12	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.167	.167	.167	.333	0

Career AVG .167 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 36.9% below league average.

Career OBP .167 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 47.8% below league average.

Career SLG .167 vs. league average .345 across their career seasons — 51.6% below league average.

Career OPS .333 vs. league average .664 across their career seasons — 49.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1902	BOS	AL	4	9	1	2	1	.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
1903	NYA	AL	2	3	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			6	12	1	2	1	.167	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	4	6	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	2	6	1	2	0	0	.333

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	4	15.0	30	13	9	1	7.80
Away	2	12.0	10	2	3	2	1.50

Last 6 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	SO
1903-09-29	NYY	DET	W	2	0	0	0
1903-09-26	NYY	DET	L	1	0	0	0
1902-07-08	BOS	PHA	L	3	0	0	0
1902-07-02	BOS	MIN	L	0	0	0	0
1902-06-26	BOS	MIN	W	4	1	1	1
1902-06-24	BOS	MIN	L	2	0	1	0

Last 6 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1903-09-29	NYY	DET	SV	4.0	4	3	3	3	0	0
1903-09-26	NYY	DET	—	3.0	6	5	3	2	0	0
1902-07-08	BOS	PHA	—	7.0	16	14	5	3	1	1
1902-07-02	BOS	MIN	L	1.0	4	3	2	1	0	0
1902-06-26	BOS	MIN	W	9.0	6	2	2	2	1	1
1902-06-24	BOS	MIN	—	3.0	4	1	0	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	6	0	0	7	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1902	BOS	P	4	0	0	7	0	0
1903	NYA	P	2	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	6

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Beloit College	Beloit	WI	1898, 1899, 1900, 1901

Frequently Asked Questions about Merle Adkins

What years did Merle Adkins play?: Merle Adkins played in Major League Baseball from 1902 to 1903.
Was Merle Adkins a pitcher?: Yes. Merle Adkins pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 3 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Merle Adkins hit?: Merle Adkins hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.