Bob Adams vs. Chris Hammond — Career Comparison

Bob Adams
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Hammond
Gen XGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Hammond built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Adams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Hammond posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.408 compared to 7.94 and 2.294 for Bob Adams. By the career numbers, Chris Hammond had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Adams and Chris Hammond

Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.18
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
3.53
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.09
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.53
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.5
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.56
51.56
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.84
30.84
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
7.94
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
4.14
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.72
10.72
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
27
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3371
27
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
9
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1123.2
9
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
15.88
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1163
9.32
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.88
15.88
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.84
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.76
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
3.1
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.26
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.7
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.706
0.706
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.978
0.978
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.25
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.25
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
44.47
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4821
38.61
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.18
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.54
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
7.94
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
4.58
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.43
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.26
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.87
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.294
2.294
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
39.71
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4317
34.58
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.47
44.47
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Bob Adams and Chris Hammond

Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
3.53
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.09
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3371
27
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1123.2
9
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.38
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.37
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.88
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.75
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.5
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.497
0.497
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.84
30.84
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Adams and Chris Hammond

Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
931.47
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
600
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
499.3
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.626
0.626
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
100.7
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
75.52
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.69
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.39
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.17
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.68
45.48
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
144.76
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
159.44
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.575
0.575
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
62.94
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
29.37
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
83.92
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.33
46.84
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
96
201.4
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
39.86
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.2
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hammond
Career
Per 600 PA