Herb Adams vs. John Orton — Career Comparison

Herb Adams
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
John Orton
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Herb Adams posted the stronger offensive profile against John Orton. Herb Adams posted stronger numbers in OPS (.631 vs .540) and on-base percentage (.310 vs .265). John Orton had the advantage in home run production (4 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Herb 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 Herb Adams and John Orton

Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
95
156.59
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
208.93
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
364
600
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
448
600
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
337
555.49
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
401
537.05
Herb Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Herb Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.651
0.651
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.567
0.567
Herb Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
145.05
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
80
107.14
Herb Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
121.98
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
58
77.68
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
8
13.19
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
24.11
Herb Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.89
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.36
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
14
23.08
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
29.46
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Herb Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.21
54.74
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
29.62
39.66
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
178.02
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
147.32
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
184.62
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
155.36
Herb Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Herb Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Herb Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Herb Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Herb Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Herb Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Herb Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
64.29
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
35
46.88
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
18
29.67
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
38.84
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
93.96
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
80.36
Herb Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.5
63.47
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
28.2
37.77
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.3
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.7
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
22
36.26
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
41.52
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
39.56
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
121
162.05
Herb Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.17
15.17
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
3.7
3.7
Herb Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
0.92
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.95
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.73
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
8.24
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.04
Herb Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.59
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.68
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.3
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.7
Herb Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.89
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
9.38
Herb Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
28.57
28.57

Fielding Stats for Herb Adams and John Orton

Herb Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Herb Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
1.19
Herb Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.02
Herb Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3483
27
Herb Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1161
9
Herb Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
6.07
Herb Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.66
Herb Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Herb Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
6.83
Herb Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
6.73
Herb Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.77
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.52
98.52
Herb Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.577
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.636
5.636
Herb Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.06
85.06
Herb Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.11
Herb Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Herb Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.6
Herb Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.4