Joe Adams vs. Zach Plesac — Career Comparison

Joe Adams
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Zach Plesac
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Zach Plesac 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. Zach Plesac posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.31 and WHIP 1.239 compared to 9 and 2.750 for Joe Adams. By the career numbers, Zach Plesac had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Adams and Zach Plesac

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.64
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.62
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.51
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.53
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.85
98.85
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
4.31
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.21
13.21
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1436
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
478.2
9
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
8.69
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.43
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.44
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
6.84
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.84
6.84
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.032
1.032
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.3
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2006
37.72
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
4.7
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.53
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.237
1.237
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1852
34.82
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72

Fielding Stats for Joe Adams and Zach Plesac

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.64
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.62
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1436
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
478.2
9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.81
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.05
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
1.97
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
1.86
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.29
94.29
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.138
1.138
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.85
98.85
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Adams and Zach Plesac

Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
52200
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
18.72
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA