Joe Adams vs. Michael Lorenzen — Career Comparison

Joe Adams
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Michael Lorenzen
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Michael Lorenzen 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. Michael Lorenzen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.08 and WHIP 1.328 compared to 9 and 2.750 for Joe Adams. By the career numbers, Michael Lorenzen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Adams and Michael Lorenzen

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
3.57
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.08
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.49
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.54
49.54
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.13
30.13
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
4.08
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.21
13.21
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2988
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
9
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
8.32
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
1.13
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
3.5
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
826
7.46
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.46
7.46
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.46
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.37
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4214
38.08
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.5
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
4.28
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.18
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.85
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3751
33.89
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Joe Adams and Michael Lorenzen

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
3.54
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
1.03
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
1.12
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
0.84
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
2.03
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
1.96
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.75
96.75
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.555
0.555
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.14
29.14
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Adams and Michael Lorenzen

Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
452
1844.9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
600
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
542.86
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
126.53
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
81.63
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.24
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.57
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
44.9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.37
66.82
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
232.65
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
163.27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.651
0.651
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
81.63
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
97.96
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
151.02
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.21
62.09
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.57
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
47
191.84
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.13
3.13
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.41
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
20.41
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.41
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.57
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.43
71.43