Joe Adams vs. Troy Mattes — Career Comparison

Joe Adams
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Troy Mattes
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Troy Mattes 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. Troy Mattes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6 and WHIP 1.644 compared to 9 and 2.750 for Joe Adams. By the career numbers, Troy Mattes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Adams and Troy Mattes

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.6
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.6
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
6
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.21
13.21
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.18
6.18
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
10.2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.2
10.2
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.8
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.2
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.2
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.8
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
41.4
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
6.6
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.6
6.6
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
35.8
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.4
41.4

Fielding Stats for Joe Adams and Troy Mattes

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.6
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.6
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.6
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.4
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.875
0.875
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Adams and Troy Mattes

Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
300
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
562.5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
262.5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.99
112.12
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
300
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
262.5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
126.02
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Troy Mattes
Career
Per 600 PA