Herb Adams vs. Kid Gleason — Career Comparison

Herb Adams
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Kid Gleason
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Herb Adams and Kid Gleason are closely matched on the surface stats. Kid Gleason had the edge in home run production (15 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Kid Gleason had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Herb Adams and Kid Gleason

Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
156.59
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1968
143.82
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
364
600
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8210
600
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
337
555.49
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7459
545.12
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.651
0.651
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.681
0.681
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
145.05
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1946
142.22
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
121.98
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1634
119.42
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
8
13.19
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
15.79
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.89
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
5.92
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
1.1
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
23.08
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
22.8
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
33.21
54.74
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
826.88
60.43
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
178.02
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
173.13
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
184.62
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2485
181.61
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Herb Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Herb Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Herb Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Herb Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Herb Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
39
64.29
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1022
74.69
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
18
29.67
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
824
60.22
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
57
93.96
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1831
133.81
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
38.5
63.47
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
942.54
68.88
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.3
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
2.78
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
22
36.26
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
501
36.61
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
39.56
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PAverified
408
29.82
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
15.17
15.17
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.12
20.12
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.92
0.92
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.23
1.23
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.95
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
15.49
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.24
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.59
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
329
24.04
Herb Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.3
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9.89
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
329
24.04
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Herb Adams and Kid Gleason

Herb Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Herb Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1971
1.06
Herb Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
0.25
Herb Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50205
27
Herb Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16735
9
Herb Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4237
2.28
Herb Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5324
2.86
Herb Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
672
0.36
Herb Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10233
5.5
Herb Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9561
5.14
Herb Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.77
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.43
93.43
Herb Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.577
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.851
4.851
Herb Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Herb Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Kid Gleason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
0.33
Herb Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kid Gleason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0