Dan Adams vs. Craig Lefferts — Career Comparison

Dan Adams
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City PackersFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher
Craig Lefferts
Baby BoomersWest GermanyThrows LeftBats LeftEuropeSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dan Adams built a career as a starting pitcher and Craig Lefferts as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Craig Lefferts posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.43 and WHIP 1.296 compared to 3.74 and 1.444 for Dan Adams. By the career numbers, Craig Lefferts had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan Adams and Craig Lefferts

Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.47
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
5.47
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.84
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.46
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.58
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.57
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.67
26.67
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.62
44.62
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.04
34.04
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.32
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.79
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
3.74
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
3.43
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
513
27
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3437
27
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
9
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145.2
9
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
9.58
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
8.7
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.58
9.58
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.26
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.94
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
3.42
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
2.53
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.43
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
2.84
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
719
5.65
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.696
0.696
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.42
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.24
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.42
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
576
30.32
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4754
37.35
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.26
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
2.25
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
4.58
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
3.85
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.61
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.31
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.69
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
503
26.47
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4304
33.81
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.399
0.399
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.32
30.32
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.35
37.35

Fielding Stats for Dan Adams and Craig Lefferts

Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
5.47
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.35
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3437
27
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1145.2
9
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.44
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
1.21
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.71
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.65
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.31
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.298
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Adams and Craig Lefferts

Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
47
477.97
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
2844.9
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
59
600
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
600
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
559.32
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
538.78
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
81.36
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
65.31
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
71.19
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
53.06
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.08
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.17
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.24
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.56
26.04
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.21
13.1
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
111.86
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
85.71
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
111.86
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
69.39
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.17
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.33
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
30.51
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.24
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
30.51
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
24.49
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
15.64
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-4.95
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
30.51
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.08
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
183.05
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
64
261.22
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
3.28
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
2.3
Dan Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.17
Craig Lefferts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
57.14
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Lefferts
Career
Per 600 PA