Babe Adams vs. Todd Jones — Career Comparison

Babe Adams
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Todd Jones
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Babe Adams built a career as a starting pitcher and Todd Jones as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Babe Adams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.76 and WHIP 1.092 compared to 3.97 and 1.471 for Todd Jones. By the career numbers, Babe Adams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Babe Adams and Todd Jones

Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Todd Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
1.45
Todd Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
982
8.24
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
1.07
Todd Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.58
Todd Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.49
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.42
Todd Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.53
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.08
58.08
Todd Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.93
47.93
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.65
73.65
Todd Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
0.62
Todd Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.13
Todd Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Todd Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
2.68
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.76
Todd Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
3.97
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Todd Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Todd Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Todd Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Todd Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8986
27
Todd Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3216
27
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2995.1
9
Todd Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1072
9
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2841
8.54
Todd Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072
9
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Todd Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.2
Todd Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.78
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Todd Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Todd Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
1.29
Todd Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
3.72
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.52
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Todd Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1036
3.11
Todd Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
7.29
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Todd Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.29
7.29
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Todd Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.489
0.489
Todd Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.223
1.223
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.08
Todd Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.36
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.14
Todd Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.32
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Todd Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11947
35.9
Todd Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4650
39.04
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.27
Todd Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
5.2
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1129
3.39
Todd Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
4.35
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Todd Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.4
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Todd Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.32
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.98
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.092
1.092
Todd Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.413
1.413
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11470
34.46
Todd Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4083
34.28
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Todd Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Todd Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.9
35.9
Todd Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.04
39.04

Fielding Stats for Babe Adams and Todd Jones

Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Todd Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
10.82
Todd Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
982
8.24
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.03
Todd Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1203
27
Todd Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3216
27
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
9
Todd Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072
9
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.3
Todd Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.59
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
14.54
Todd Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.94
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Todd Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
16.23
Todd Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
1.6
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
706
15.85
Todd Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
1.53
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.65
97.65
Todd Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.79
95.79
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.465
1.465
Todd Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.185
0.185
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.54
9.54
Todd Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.38
Todd Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Babe Adams and Todd Jones

Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Todd Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Babe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
482
261.01
Todd Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
982
29460
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1108
600
Todd Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1019
551.81
Todd Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Todd Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Todd Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.525
0.525
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
116.97
Todd Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
90.43
Todd Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
16.79
Todd Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.12
Todd Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.62
Todd Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
26.53
Todd Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Babe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Todd Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Todd Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Todd Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74.48
40.33
Todd Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1.04
31.07
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
154.87
Todd Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
5
150
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
146.21
Todd Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Todd Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Todd Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Todd Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.513
0.513
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Todd Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Todd Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Todd Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Babe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Todd Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
42.78
Todd Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
40.61
Todd Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
81.77
Todd Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.66
43.14
Todd Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.92
27.58
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Todd Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
28.7
Todd Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Babe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
194
105.05
Todd Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
180
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.71
5.71
Todd Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Todd Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
18.95
Todd Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Todd Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Todd Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Todd Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Todd Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.08
Todd Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Todd Jones
Career
Per 600 PA