Joe Adams vs. Dennis Blair — Career Comparison

Joe Adams
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dennis Blair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dennis Blair 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. Dennis Blair posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.69 and WHIP 1.478 compared to 9 and 2.750 for Joe Adams. By the career numbers, Dennis Blair had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Adams and Dennis Blair

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.65
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.43
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.5
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.66
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.18
43.18
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
87.1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
3.69
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.21
13.21
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1017
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
9
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
8.02
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.66
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
5.1
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
4.73
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.48
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.27
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1486
39.45
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.22
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.32
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.06
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.457
1.457
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1265
33.58
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45

Fielding Stats for Joe Adams and Dennis Blair

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.65
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.43
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1017
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
1.51
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
2.15
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
2.02
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.83
93.83
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.226
1.226
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
87.1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Adams and Dennis Blair

Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
302.44
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
600
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
531.71
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
68.29
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
63.41
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
11.37
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
73.17
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
92.68
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.39
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.63
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.02
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.14
-0.68
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.39
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
51
248.78
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.41
2.41
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.02
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.88
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA