Bob Adams vs. Kid Gleason — Career Comparison

Bob Adams
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueUnknown
Kid Gleason
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Bob Adams and Kid Gleason are closely matched on the surface stats. Bob Adams posted stronger numbers in OPS (.792 vs .628) and slugging (.542 vs .318). Kid Gleason had the advantage in on-base percentage (.311 vs .250). By the career numbers, Bob Adams had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bob Adams and Kid Gleason

Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
375
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1968
143.82
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8210
600
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
600
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7459
545.12
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.792
0.792
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.681
0.681
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
150
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1946
142.22
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1634
119.42
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
15.79
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
5.92
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
1.1
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
22.8
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
84.45
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826.88
60.43
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
325
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
173.13
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
6
150
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2485
181.61
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.792
0.792
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.587
0.587
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1022
74.69
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
824
60.22
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1831
133.81
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.34
83.49
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
942.54
68.88
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
2.78
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
501
36.61
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
125
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PAverified
408
29.82
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
4.8
4.8
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.12
20.12
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.23
1.23
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
15.49
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
329
24.04
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
329
24.04
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bob Adams and Kid Gleason

Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1971
1.06
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
0.25
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50205
27
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16735
9
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
8.67
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4237
2.28
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5324
2.86
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
672
0.36
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
9
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10233
5.5
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
9
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9561
5.14
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
93.43
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.851
4.851
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
609
0.33
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0