Joe Adams vs. Ed Donnelly — Career Comparison

Joe Adams
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Donnelly
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Donnelly 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. Ed Donnelly posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.03 and WHIP 1.534 compared to 9 and 2.750 for Joe Adams. By the career numbers, Ed Donnelly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Adams and Ed Donnelly

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.71
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.33
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.38
52.38
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.57
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
4.03
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.21
13.21
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
663
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
9
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
10.51
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.51
10.51
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.3
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.38
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.742
0.742
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.29
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
989
40.28
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
5.78
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.534
1.534
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
901
36.69
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.28
40.28

Fielding Stats for Joe Adams and Ed Donnelly

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
27
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Adams and Ed Donnelly

Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
286.67
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
553.33
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
133.33
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
106.67
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.55
43.66
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
160
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
153.33
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.31
48.73
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
20
133.33
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100