Joe Adams vs. Larry Cheney — Career Comparison

Joe Adams
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Larry Cheney
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Larry Cheney 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. Larry Cheney posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.243 compared to 9 and 2.750 for Joe Adams. By the career numbers, Larry Cheney had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Adams and Larry Cheney

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
1.5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.08
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.55
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.48
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.7
53.7
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.88
71.88
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.63
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
2.7
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.21
13.21
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5644
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1881.1
9
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1605
7.68
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.17
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
733
3.51
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
926
4.43
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.57
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.28
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7865
37.62
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.3
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
3.75
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7073
33.84
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.62
37.62

Fielding Stats for Joe Adams and Larry Cheney

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
27
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.36
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.771
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Adams and Larry Cheney

Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
316
273.2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694
600
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
617
533.43
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
99.42
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
77.81
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
14.7
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.05
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
21.61
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.88
33.61
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
128.82
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
139.19
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
39.77
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
36.31
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
75.22
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.81
33.56
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.32
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
35.45
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
179
154.76
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
3.88
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
26.8
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.59
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.73
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.32
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60