Joe Adams vs. Fred Bell — Career Comparison

Joe Adams
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Bell
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Bell built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Adams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Bell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.51 and WHIP 1.436 compared to 9 and 2.750 for Joe Adams. By the career numbers, Fred Bell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Adams and Fred Bell

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.67
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.04
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.56
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.52
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.92
51.92
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
4.51
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.21
13.21
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.47
5.47
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.374
0.374
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1293
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
9
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
8.54
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.25
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
4.39
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.05
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.937
0.937
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.25
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.4
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
28.34
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.29
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
5.47
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.47
5.47
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.69
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.38
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.436
1.436
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1095
22.87
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.447
0.447
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.34
28.34

Fielding Stats for Joe Adams and Fred Bell

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
2.22
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1530
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510
9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.95
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
2.15
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
3.32
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
3.11
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.62
93.62
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.397
1.397
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Adams and Fred Bell

Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
241.99
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
362
600
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
315
522.1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.844
0.844
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
140.88
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
89.5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
16.57
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.92
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
19.89
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
51.38
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.31
88.35
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
246.96
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
193.92
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
99.45
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
97.79
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
177.35
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.93
94.36
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.66
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
51.38
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
24.86
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
19.89
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
19.89
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100