Joe Adams vs. Steve Cooke — Career Comparison

Joe Adams
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Cooke
Gen XHawaiiThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Cooke 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. Steve Cooke posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.31 and WHIP 1.454 compared to 9 and 2.750 for Joe Adams. By the career numbers, Steve Cooke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Adams and Steve Cooke

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.7
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.44
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.43
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.59
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.94
41.94
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
4.31
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.21
13.21
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1649
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549.2
9
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
585
9.58
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.58
9.58
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
3.13
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.38
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
5.49
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.29
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2383
39.02
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
4.78
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.65
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.75
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.412
1.412
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2119
34.7
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.02
39.02

Fielding Stats for Joe Adams and Steve Cooke

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.7
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.44
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1649
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549.2
9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
1.18
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.59
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
1.51
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.85
94.85
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.885
0.885
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Adams and Steve Cooke

Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
323.32
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
600
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
531.61
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
74.61
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
62.18
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.44
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.44
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
10
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
87.05
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
77.72
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24.87
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.76
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
46.63
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.37
-4.25
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.11
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
47
146.11
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.11
4.11
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
62.18
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.11
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.54
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA