Joe Adams vs. Ron Mathis — Career Comparison

Joe Adams
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ron Mathis
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ron Mathis 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. Ron Mathis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.93 and WHIP 1.610 compared to 9 and 2.750 for Joe Adams. By the career numbers, Ron Mathis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Adams and Ron Mathis

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.4
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.88
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.81
25.81
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
5.93
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.21
13.21
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
10.21
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.21
10.21
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.99
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.17
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.61
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.976
0.976
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
41.05
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.88
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
6.8
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.8
6.8
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.598
1.598
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
35.78
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.05
41.05

Fielding Stats for Joe Adams and Ron Mathis

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.4
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.88
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.77
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.32
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
2.3
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
2.09
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
90.48
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.613
0.613
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.81
25.81
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Adams and Ron Mathis

Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
978.95
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
3.91
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.61
-19.22
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA