Joe Adams vs. Lee Stange — Career Comparison

Joe Adams
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Stange
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lee Stange 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. Lee Stange posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.56 and WHIP 1.289 compared to 9 and 2.750 for Joe Adams. By the career numbers, Lee Stange had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Adams and Lee Stange

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
2.66
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.93
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.46
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.45
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.41
50.41
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.82
34.82
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.24
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.16
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
3.56
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.21
13.21
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3648
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1216
9
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.67
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.05
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
2.55
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
5.31
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.873
0.873
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.26
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5100
37.75
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.57
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
4.09
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4734
35.04
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.75
37.75

Fielding Stats for Joe Adams and Lee Stange

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
2.66
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.93
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3646
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1215.1
9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.6
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
1.1
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
1.78
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
1.7
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.42
95.42
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.638
0.638
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.82
34.82
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Adams and Lee Stange

Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
360
583.78
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
370
600
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
494.59
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
38.92
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
35.68
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.24
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.24
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.39
7.12
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
42.16
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
89.19
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
21.08
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.59
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
35.68
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-5.09
-8.25
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.62
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
48.65
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
124
201.08
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
51.89
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.24
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.86
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Stange
Career
Per 600 PA