Emery Adams vs. Joe Stanka — Career Comparison

Emery Adams
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Stanka
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Emery Adams built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Stanka as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Stanka posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.313 compared to 4.57 and 1.468 for Emery Adams. By the career numbers, Joe Stanka had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Emery Adams and Joe Stanka

Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.82
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.19
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.57
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.83
52.83
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.17
65.17
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.53
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
4.57
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1318
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439.1
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
9.28
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.61
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
3.91
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
3.93
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.872
0.872
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1957
40.09
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
37.13
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
5.76
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.74
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.64
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1714
35.11
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
30.38
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.09
40.09
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Emery Adams and Joe Stanka

Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
1.65
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.08
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2281
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
760.1
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.83
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.63
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.21
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
2.68
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.46
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.04
92.04
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.496
1.496
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.47
65.47
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Emery Adams and Joe Stanka

Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
249.86
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
365
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
342
562.19
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.811
0.811
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
193.97
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
159.45
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
26.3
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.22
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
34.52
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.66
88.2
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
61.11
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
236.71
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
220.27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.732
0.732
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
77.26
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
69.04
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
146.3
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.39
100.92
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
80.16
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
26.3
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.15
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.63
45.63
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
11.51
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.58
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.58
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Emery Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA