Joe Adams vs. Willie Cathey — Career Comparison

Joe Adams
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Willie Cathey
UnknownThrows LeftBats LeftIndianapolis ClownsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Willie Cathey 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. Willie Cathey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.17 and WHIP 1.365 compared to 9 and 2.750 for Joe Adams. By the career numbers, Willie Cathey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Adams and Willie Cathey

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.62
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.81
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.32
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.17
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.21
13.21
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
9.86
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.86
9.86
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.43
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
6.47
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.32
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
39.61
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.81
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.31
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.31
6.31
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.97
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.365
1.365
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
36.7
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.315
0.315
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61

Fielding Stats for Joe Adams and Willie Cathey

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.62
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.81
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.62
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.78
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.62
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Adams and Willie Cathey

Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
240
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
600
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
528
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
3.58
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.85
-20.4
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA