Joe Adams vs. Walt Masterson — Career Comparison

Joe Adams
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Walt Masterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Walt Masterson 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. Walt Masterson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.15 and WHIP 1.515 compared to 9 and 2.750 for Joe Adams. By the career numbers, Walt Masterson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Adams and Walt Masterson

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
2.18
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.43
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.55
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.82
43.82
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.12
46.12
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.38
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.11
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
4.15
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.21
13.21
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4949
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1649.2
9
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1613
8.8
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.55
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
4.83
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
4.45
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.18
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.15
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7281
39.72
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
0.63
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
4.84
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.515
1.515
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6367
34.74
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.72
39.72

Fielding Stats for Joe Adams and Walt Masterson

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
72.3
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49.2
9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
16.67
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
6.75
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
50.92
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.8
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
73.39
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
67.59
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
92.1
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.935
0.935
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.44
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Adams and Walt Masterson

Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
402
435.38
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554
600
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
486
526.35
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
73.65
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
61.73
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.75
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.91
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.16
17.5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
87.73
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
110.47
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
40.07
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
28.16
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
68.23
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.62
9.33
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
36.82
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
221
239.35
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
2.51
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
36.82
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.33
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50