Joe Adams vs. Steve Stone — Career Comparison

Joe Adams
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Stone
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Steve Stone 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. Steve Stone posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.97 and WHIP 1.367 compared to 9 and 2.750 for Joe Adams. By the career numbers, Steve Stone had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Adams and Steve Stone

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
1.61
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.35
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.54
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.47
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.06
84.06
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.22
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
3.97
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.21
13.21
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5365
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1788.1
9
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1707
8.59
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.93
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
3.6
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.11
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1065
5.36
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.16
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.2
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7640
38.45
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.08
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
4.43
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.44
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.47
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6758
34.01
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45

Fielding Stats for Joe Adams and Steve Stone

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
1.61
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.35
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5367
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1789
9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.63
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
1.28
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.11
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
2.02
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
1.91
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.51
94.51
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.184
1.184
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.06
84.06
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Adams and Steve Stone

Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
806.32
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
600
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
519.37
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
52.17
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.43
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.74
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.74
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
7.95
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
56.92
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
80.63
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.34
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.6
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
37.94
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.68
-8.74
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.37
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
26.09
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
92
218.18
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
52.17
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.74
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA