Joe Adams vs. Brad Hennessey — Career Comparison

Joe Adams
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brad Hennessey
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Brad Hennessey 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. Brad Hennessey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.69 and WHIP 1.508 compared to 9 and 2.750 for Joe Adams. By the career numbers, Brad Hennessey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Adams and Brad Hennessey

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.69
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.42
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.57
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.5
42.5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.73
29.73
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.5
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
4.69
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.21
13.21
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1082
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360.2
9
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
9.73
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.73
9.73
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.1
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
3.67
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
4.79
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.25
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.45
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1595
39.8
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.17
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
5.02
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.47
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.489
1.489
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1404
35.04
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.8
39.8

Fielding Stats for Joe Adams and Brad Hennessey

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.69
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1082
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360.2
9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.85
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
1.15
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
2.02
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
2
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.77
98.77
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.541
0.541
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.73
29.73
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Adams and Brad Hennessey

Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
934.02
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
600
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
544.33
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
123.71
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
92.78
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
18.56
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.37
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
30.93
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.25
44.84
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
179.38
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
129.9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
37.11
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
49.48
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
74.23
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.45
46.09
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.19
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
27
167.01
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
3.59
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
43.3
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.19
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.19
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.19
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hennessey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100