Joe Adams vs. Ewing Waddy — Career Comparison

Joe Adams
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ewing Waddy
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCs/Detroit StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Ewing Waddy 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. Ewing Waddy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.81 and WHIP 1.826 compared to 9 and 2.750 for Joe Adams. By the career numbers, Ewing Waddy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Adams and Ewing Waddy

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
2.11
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.29
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.82
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.47
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
6.81
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.81
6.81
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.21
13.21
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.337
0.337
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
230
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76.2
9
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
12.91
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.91
12.91
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.52
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.52
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.783
0.783
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.35
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
43.43
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
8.69
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.29
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.82
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.826
1.826
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
38.27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.43
43.43

Fielding Stats for Joe Adams and Ewing Waddy

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
2.22
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.29
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
2.22
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
2.81
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
2.57
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.158
1.158
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Adams and Ewing Waddy

Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
385.71
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
600
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
535.71
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.582
0.582
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
45.66
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
128.57
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
171.43
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
171.43
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.27
48.63
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100