Terry Adams vs. Bud Black — Career Comparison

Terry Adams
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Black
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Black built a career as a starting pitcher and Terry Adams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Terry Adams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.17 and WHIP 1.499 compared to 4.22 and 1.688 for Bud Black. By the career numbers, Terry Adams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Terry Adams and Bud Black

Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
5.94
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.81
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.41
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.53
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.56
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.64
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.84
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.13
45.13
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
4.17
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.22
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2608
27
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
27
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
869.1
9
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
9
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
890
9.21
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
10.13
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.21
9.21
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.65
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.56
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
3.93
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.06
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
691
7.15
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
3.94
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.15
7.15
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.56
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.18
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3801
39.35
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
42.19
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
2.08
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
4.64
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.63
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.39
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.21
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.01
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.461
1.461
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3346
34.64
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
36.56
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.19
42.19

Fielding Stats for Terry Adams and Bud Black

Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
5.94
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.7
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.42
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2608
27
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
27
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
869.1
9
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.1
9
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.9
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.74
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.35
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.22
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
2.39
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.33
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
2.25
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.96
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.94
93.94
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.378
0.378
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Terry Adams and Bud Black

Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
574
3514.29
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
600
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
477.55
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Terry Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
24.49
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
18.37
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.12
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.12
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
4.08
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.74
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
30.61
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
67.35
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Terry Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Terry Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Terry Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
12.24
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.24
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
24.49
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Terry Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.07
-18.78
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-32.77
Terry Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
42.86
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
41
251.02
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Terry Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.39
2.39
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
73.47
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Terry Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.12
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.12
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Terry Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA