Joe Adams vs. David Hess — Career Comparison

Joe Adams
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
David Hess
MillenialTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

David Hess 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. David Hess posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.25 and WHIP 1.545 compared to 9 and 2.750 for Joe Adams. By the career numbers, David Hess had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Adams and David Hess

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2.65
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.45
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.94
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.43
21.43
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.84
54.84
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
6.25
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.25
6.25
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.21
13.21
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.45
6.45
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.54
6.54
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
631
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210.1
9
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
10.35
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.36
10.36
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.61
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.42
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
6.89
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.89
6.89
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.146
1.146
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
953
40.78
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.56
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
7.1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.1
7.1
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.6
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.531
1.531
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
849
36.33
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.78
40.78

Fielding Stats for Joe Adams and David Hess

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2.65
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.45
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
631
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210.1
9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.56
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.11
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.94
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
84.62
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.84
54.84
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Adams and David Hess

Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
3381.82
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
490.91
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.66
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.59
-32.43
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
David Hess
Career
Per 600 PA