Joe Adams vs. Cleon Webb — Career Comparison

Joe Adams
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cleon Webb
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cleon Webb 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. Cleon Webb posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.67 and WHIP 1.407 compared to 9 and 2.750 for Joe Adams. By the career numbers, Cleon Webb had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Adams and Cleon Webb

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.67
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.21
13.21
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.67
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.67
9.67
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.556
0.556
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
40
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.67
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
36.33
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40

Fielding Stats for Joe Adams and Cleon Webb

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.33
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.67
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3.67
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.82
81.82
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.286
1.286
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Adams and Cleon Webb

Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
420
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
21.64
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
21.95
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA