Bob Adams vs. Doc White — Career Comparison

Bob Adams
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc White
Pre-GenerationalDistrict of ColumbiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc White 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. Doc White posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.39 and WHIP 1.121 compared to 5.25 and 2.000 for Bob Adams. By the career numbers, Doc White had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Adams and Doc White

Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.75
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.26
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
1.07
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.56
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.46
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.78
54.78
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.01
85.01
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
0.78
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.25
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
2.39
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.98
6.98
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9123
27
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3041
9
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
15.75
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2738
8.1
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.75
15.75
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.1
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.25
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
1.98
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.75
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1384
4.1
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.675
0.675
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.18
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.35
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
45
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12096
35.8
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.25
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.15
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.25
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1118
3.31
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
42.75
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11307
33.46
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
0.404
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.8
35.8

Fielding Stats for Bob Adams and Doc White

Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
1.46
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.73
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9519
27
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3173
9
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.78
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.17
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.95
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1330
3.77
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.61
95.61
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.578
2.578
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.07
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Adams and Doc White

Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
1000
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547
216.49
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1516
600
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1283
507.78
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.622
0.622
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
110.03
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
95.38
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
8.71
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.15
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.79
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
14.64
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115.91
45.87
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
332
131.4
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
426
168.6
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
58.18
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
29.68
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
87.07
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132.74
52.54
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.4
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
58.18
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PA
195
77.18
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.77
7.77
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
33.64
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
12.66
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
12.66
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100