Rick Adams vs. Jamie Arnold — Career Comparison

Rick Adams
Pre-GenerationalTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jamie Arnold
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rick Adams built a career as a starting pitcher and Jamie Arnold as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rick Adams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.59 and WHIP 1.388 compared to 5.73 and 1.652 for Jamie Arnold. By the career numbers, Rick Adams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Adams and Jamie Arnold

Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.58
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.86
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.72
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.58
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.43
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.59
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
5.73
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
27
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.2
9
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
9.05
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
9.89
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.05
9.05
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.45
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
4.82
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.59
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
3.49
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
0.782
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.15
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.83
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
38.92
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
41.04
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.72
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.91
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.31
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
6.73
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.73
6.73
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.74
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.634
1.634
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
34.32
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
34.64
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.92
38.92
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.04
41.04

Fielding Stats for Rick Adams and Jamie Arnold

Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.57
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.86
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
27
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
9
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.57
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.86
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
1.83
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.71
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
2.41
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.43
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
2.24
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.1
93.1
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.182
2.182
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Adams and Jamie Arnold

Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
11
244.44
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
1428.57
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
511.11
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
542.86
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
30.66
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
24.16
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
177.78
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
38.94
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
17.01
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
5.4
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Rick Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA