Joe Adams vs. Rich Hill — Career Comparison

Joe Adams
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rich Hill
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rich Hill 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. Rich Hill posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.02 and WHIP 1.278 compared to 9 and 2.750 for Joe Adams. By the career numbers, Rich Hill had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Adams and Rich Hill

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.46
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.57
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.48
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.22
54.22
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.43
64.43
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
4.02
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.21
13.21
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4254
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1418
9
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1240
7.87
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.87
7.87
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.12
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
3.5
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1432
9.09
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.09
9.09
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.15
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.51
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5997
38.06
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
4.32
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.25
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.62
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5295
33.61
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.06
38.06

Fielding Stats for Joe Adams and Rich Hill

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.46
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4254
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1418
9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.23
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
0.93
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.17
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
92
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.474
0.474
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.43
64.43
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Adams and Rich Hill

Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
851.82
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
600
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
560.58
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
63.5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
52.55
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
8.51
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
74.45
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
74.45
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.76
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
28.47
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
37.23
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-5.73
-12.55
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.57
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
111
243.07
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
2.47
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
26.28
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.76
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA