Emery Adams vs. Jack Leiper — Career Comparison

Emery Adams
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jack Leiper
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColumbus SolonsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Emery Adams built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Leiper as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Emery Adams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.57 and WHIP 1.468 compared to 5.4 and 1.778 for Jack Leiper. By the career numbers, Emery Adams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Emery Adams and Jack Leiper

Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.82
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.2
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.19
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.57
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.83
52.83
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.17
65.17
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.53
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.8
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
4.57
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.4
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1318
27
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439.1
9
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
9.28
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
8.2
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.61
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
3.91
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
7.8
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.8
7.8
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.93
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.8
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.872
0.872
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.31
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.8
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1957
40.09
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
43.6
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.39
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.76
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
8.6
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.74
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.64
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.778
1.778
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1714
35.11
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
35
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.09
40.09
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.6
43.6

Fielding Stats for Emery Adams and Jack Leiper

Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.65
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.26
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.08
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2281
27
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
760.1
9
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.83
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.72
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.63
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.44
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.21
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
2.68
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.7
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.46
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.16
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.04
92.04
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.496
1.496
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.714
1.714
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.47
65.47
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Emery Adams and Jack Leiper

Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
249.86
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
365
600
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
342
562.19
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.811
0.811
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
193.97
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
159.45
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
26.3
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.22
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
34.52
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.66
88.2
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
10.96
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
236.71
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
220.27
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.732
0.732
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
77.26
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
69.04
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
146.3
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
5
142.86
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.39
100.92
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-3.09
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
26.3
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.15
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.63
45.63
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
11.51
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.58
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.58
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA