Bob Adams vs. Max Macon — Career Comparison

Bob Adams
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Max Macon
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Max Macon 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. Max Macon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.24 and WHIP 1.463 compared to 5.25 and 2.000 for Bob Adams. By the career numbers, Max Macon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Adams and Max Macon

Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.75
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
2.45
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.88
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.51
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.58
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.22
47.22
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.8
35.8
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.27
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.25
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
4.24
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.98
6.98
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
892
27
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297.1
9
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
15.75
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
9.29
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.75
15.75
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.61
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.25
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.87
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.75
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
2.72
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.733
0.733
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.15
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.3
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
45
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1314
39.77
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.25
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.06
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.25
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
5.18
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
42.75
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1176
35.6
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
0.404
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.77
39.77

Fielding Stats for Bob Adams and Max Macon

Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
836
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.49
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.553
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Adams and Max Macon

Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
1000
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
258.78
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
524
600
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
574.81
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
152.29
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
124.81
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
19.47
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.58
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.44
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
27.48
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.47
54.35
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
191.22
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
170.61
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
61.83
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
52.67
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
111.07
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54.36
62.25
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
18.32
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
32
36.64
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.38
16.38
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.87
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.87
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.31
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.31
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Macon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100