Joe Adams vs. Edwin Jackson — Career Comparison

Joe Adams
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Edwin Jackson
MillenialWest GermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Edwin Jackson 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. Edwin Jackson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.78 and WHIP 1.486 compared to 9 and 2.750 for Joe Adams. By the career numbers, Edwin Jackson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Adams and Edwin Jackson

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
412
1.89
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.46
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.49
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.61
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.58
44.58
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.18
77.18
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
4.78
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.21
13.21
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5880
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
9
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2094
9.62
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.62
9.62
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
1.14
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
779
3.58
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.18
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1508
6.92
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.5
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.18
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8569
39.35
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.14
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1135
5.21
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.32
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.25
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.8
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.466
1.466
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7628
35.03
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.314
0.314
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Joe Adams and Edwin Jackson

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
412
1.89
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.46
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5880
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
0.66
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
0.86
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.14
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362
1.66
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
1.52
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.44
91.44
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.18
77.18
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Adams and Edwin Jackson

Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
768.36
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
600
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
297
531.94
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
87.76
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
77.01
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.16
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.58
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.75
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.78
22.89
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
105.67
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
112.84
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.99
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.28
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
62.69
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.92
17.76
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
25.07
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
128
229.25
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.62
2.62
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
41.19
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.58
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50