Karl Adams vs. Aaron Scheffer — Career Comparison

Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Karl Adams built a career as a starting pitcher and Aaron Scheffer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Aaron Scheffer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.93 and WHIP 1.929 compared to 5.01 and 1.452 for Karl Adams. By the career numbers, Aaron Scheffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Karl Adams and Aaron Scheffer

Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
2.35
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.71
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.94
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.7
Aaron Scheffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
5.01
Aaron Scheffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Aaron Scheffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.63
6.63
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
27
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
9
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
9.31
Aaron Scheffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
11.57
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.31
9.31
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Aaron Scheffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Aaron Scheffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Aaron Scheffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.76
Aaron Scheffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.79
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.85
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.71
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Aaron Scheffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Aaron Scheffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Aaron Scheffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Aaron Scheffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
503
39.37
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
46.29
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.1
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.79
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
5.63
Aaron Scheffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9.64
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
5.79
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.452
1.452
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.929
1.929
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
35.45
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
32.79
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Aaron Scheffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.37
39.37
Aaron Scheffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.29
46.29

Fielding Stats for Karl Adams and Aaron Scheffer

Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.71
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Scheffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
27
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Scheffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
9
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Aaron Scheffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.11
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.167
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Karl Adams and Aaron Scheffer

Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
545.45
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
600
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
581.82
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.5
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.67
-48.53
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
16
290.91
Aaron Scheffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.06
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Scheffer
Career
Per 600 PA