Karl Adams vs. Steve Wilson — Career Comparison

Karl Adams
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Wilson
Baby BoomersCANThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Karl Adams built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Wilson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Wilson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.4 and WHIP 1.454 compared to 5.01 and 1.452 for Karl Adams. By the career numbers, Steve Wilson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Karl Adams and Steve Wilson

Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.35
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
5.34
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.94
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.6
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.34
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.7
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.47
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.94
41.94
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.22
11.22
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
5.01
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
4.4
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
27
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1036
27
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
9
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345.1
9
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
9.31
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
9.07
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.07
9.07
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.39
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.86
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
3.76
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
3.39
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.63
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
4.85
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
6.57
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.106
1.106
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
39.37
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494
38.94
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.1
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.09
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
5.63
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
4.74
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.63
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.452
1.452
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
35.45
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1327
34.58
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.37
39.37
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.94
38.94

Fielding Stats for Karl Adams and Steve Wilson

Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
5.34
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.6
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1036
27
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345.1
9
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.36
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.12
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.64
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.49
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.11
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.48
90.48
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.167
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.22
11.22
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Karl Adams and Steve Wilson

Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
30
545.45
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
1765.71
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
581.82
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
514.29
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
68.57
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.5
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.77
15.2
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
77.14
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
102.86
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.67
-48.53
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
8.26
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
290.91
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
145.71
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.06
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.12
4.12
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
51.43
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA