Joe Adams vs. Lefty Williams — Career Comparison

Joe Adams
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Williams
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Lefty Williams 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. Lefty Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.41 and WHIP 1.319 compared to 9 and 2.750 for Joe Adams. By the career numbers, Lefty Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Adams and Lefty Williams

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.3
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
4.41
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.21
13.21
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1078
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359.1
9
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
9.24
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.63
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.71
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.704
0.704
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1522
38.12
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
5.23
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.18
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.8
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
34.09
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Joe Adams and Lefty Williams

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.53
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.99
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1150
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383.1
9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
2.65
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.29
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
3.12
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Adams and Lefty Williams

Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
234.94
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
538.55
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.89
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
97.59
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.87
39.28
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
101.2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.83
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
159.04
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
45.07
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.46
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.5
41.5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
36.14
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA