Joe Adams vs. Sam Cooper — Career Comparison

Joe Adams
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sam Cooper
Lost GenerationNew YorkNorth AmericaHarrisburg GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sam Cooper 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. Sam Cooper posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.4 and WHIP 1.534 compared to 9 and 2.750 for Joe Adams. By the career numbers, Sam Cooper had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Adams and Sam Cooper

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.64
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.02
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.35
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
5.4
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.21
13.21
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203.1
9
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
10.05
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.05
10.05
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.76
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.63
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.821
0.821
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.35
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
921
40.77
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
6.64
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.64
6.64
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.68
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.8
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.534
1.534
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
790
34.97
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.77
40.77

Fielding Stats for Joe Adams and Sam Cooper

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.64
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.02
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203.1
9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
3.23
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
3.81
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
3.41
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.53
89.53
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.081
2.081
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Adams and Sam Cooper

Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
278.57
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
600
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
557.14
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.548
0.548
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
107.14
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
78.57
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.57
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
41.15
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
164.29
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
135.71
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
42.86
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
71.43
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
107.14
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.9
42.17
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.57
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.14
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
84
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA