Jason Adam vs. Kerry Wood — Career Comparison

Jason Adam
MillenialNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Kerry Wood
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Kerry Wood built a career as a starting pitcher and Jason Adam as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jason Adam led in run prevention (ERA+ 198 vs 120), walk avoidance (BB%+ 112 vs 75), and home run suppression (HR9+ 147 vs 116). Kerry Wood held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 155 vs 124). Role difference aside, Jason Adam holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jason Adam and Kerry Wood

Jason Adam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jason Adam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
9.16
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
2.91
Jason Adam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
1.16
Jason Adam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.73
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.56
Jason Adam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.4
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.49
Jason Adam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.42
53.42
Jason Adam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91
Jason Adam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Jason Adam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Jason Adam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.64
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.41
Jason Adam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.69
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
3.67
Jason Adam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Jason Adam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Jason Adam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Jason Adam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.186
0.186
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.217
0.217
Jason Adam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1005
27
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Jason Adam
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
9
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Jason Adam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
5.91
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1083
7.06
Jason Adam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Jason Adam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.91
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.97
Jason Adam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Jason Adam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jason Adam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.33
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
4.34
Jason Adam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.3
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.14
Jason Adam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Jason Adam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
10.48
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1582
10.32
Jason Adam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.48
10.48
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.32
10.32
Jason Adam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Jason Adam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.629
1.629
Jason Adam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.38
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.42
Jason Adam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.89
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.65
Jason Adam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Jason Adam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1352
36.32
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5863
38.24
Jason Adam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.07
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.9
Jason Adam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
3.09
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
599
3.91
Jason Adam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Jason Adam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.35
Jason Adam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.3
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.28
Jason Adam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.67
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.54
Jason Adam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.267
1.267
Jason Adam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1183
31.78
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5001
32.62
Jason Adam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Jason Adam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jason Adam
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.32
36.32
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Jason Adam and Kerry Wood

Jason Adam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jason Adam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
9.16
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
2.91
Jason Adam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
1.16
Jason Adam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1005
27
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Jason Adam
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
9
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Jason Adam
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.46
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.48
Jason Adam
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.73
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.8
Jason Adam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Jason Adam
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.24
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
1.34
Jason Adam
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.18
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.28
Jason Adam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.61
95.61
Jason Adam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.129
0.129
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Jason Adam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91
Jason Adam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Jason Adam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Adam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Adam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Adam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Adam and Kerry Wood

Jason Adam
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jason Adam
Career
Per 600 PA
341
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
449
666.83
Jason Adam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
404
600
Jason Adam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
346
513.86
Jason Adam
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Jason Adam
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Jason Adam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
87.62
Jason Adam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
68.32
Jason Adam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.91
Jason Adam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Adam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.4
Jason Adam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
19.31
Jason Adam
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jason Adam
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jason Adam
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Jason Adam
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.41
28.82
Jason Adam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
127.72
Jason Adam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
103.96
Jason Adam
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Jason Adam
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Jason Adam
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Jason Adam
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Jason Adam
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jason Adam
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Jason Adam
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Jason Adam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
34.16
Jason Adam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
47.52
Jason Adam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
71.29
Jason Adam
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.59
23.16
Jason Adam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Adam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
16.34
Jason Adam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Adam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
114
169.31
Jason Adam
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.54
3.54
Jason Adam
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jason Adam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
68.32
Jason Adam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.49
Jason Adam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.49
Jason Adam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Adam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Adam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Adam
Career
Per 600 PA
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA