Joe Adams vs. Adrian Zabala — Career Comparison

Joe Adams
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Adrian Zabala
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Adrian Zabala 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. Adrian Zabala posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.02 and WHIP 1.423 compared to 9 and 2.750 for Joe Adams. By the career numbers, Adrian Zabala had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Adams and Adrian Zabala

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.77
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.96
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.43
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.75
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.62
34.62
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
5.02
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.21
13.21
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84.1
9
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
9.6
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.6
9.6
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.75
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.88
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.676
0.676
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
38.31
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.85
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
5.66
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.423
1.423
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
35
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Joe Adams and Adrian Zabala

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
27
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Adams and Adrian Zabala

Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
537.93
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.04
21.57
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
144.83
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
103.45
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.11
22.95
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
4
82.76
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.25
7.25
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Adrian Zabala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Adrian Zabala
Career
Per 600 PA