Joe Adams vs. Jim Elam — Career Comparison

Joe Adams
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Elam
Greatest GenerationVirginiaNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Jim Elam 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. Jim Elam posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.39 and WHIP 2.161 compared to 9 and 2.750 for Joe Adams. By the career numbers, Jim Elam had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Adams and Jim Elam

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.61
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.74
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
6.39
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.39
6.39
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.21
13.21
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.338
0.338
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
13.35
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.35
13.35
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
6.1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.19
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.032
1.032
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
46.45
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.87
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.87
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.58
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.161
2.161
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
39.48
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.363
0.363
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.45
46.45

Fielding Stats for Joe Adams and Jim Elam

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.73
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.64
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.91
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.45
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.82
81.82
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Adams and Jim Elam

Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
415.38
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.962
0.962
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
128.38
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
276.92
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
276.92
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.962
0.962
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
134.74
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA