Joe Adams vs. Dazzy Vance — Career Comparison

Joe Adams
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dazzy Vance
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVP

Dazzy Vance 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. Dazzy Vance posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.24 and WHIP 1.230 compared to 9 and 2.750 for Joe Adams. By the career numbers, Dazzy Vance had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Adams and Dazzy Vance

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
1.34
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
1.05
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.6
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.42
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.46
58.46
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.51
78.51
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
0.66
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1068
3.24
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.21
13.21
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8900
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966.2
9
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2809
8.52
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.4
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
840
2.55
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2045
6.2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.11
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.23
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12369
37.52
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.16
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1246
3.78
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11452
34.74
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52

Fielding Stats for Joe Adams and Dazzy Vance

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
27
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
714
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.48
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.575
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Adams and Dazzy Vance

Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
238.49
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1112
600
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
971
523.92
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
78.78
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
62.05
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
12.41
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.78
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
16.73
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.63
25.7
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
103.6
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
125.18
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
36.69
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
40.47
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
73.38
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.96
20.48
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.78
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
42.63
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
287
154.86
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.87
3.87
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
29.68
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.16
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100