Willie Adams vs. Michael Lorenzen — Career Comparison

Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Willie Adams and Michael Lorenzen are fairly close on the surface numbers. Michael Lorenzen posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.08 vs 4.37) and WHIP (1.328 vs 1.572). Willie Adams had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.25 per nine innings vs 1.13). By the career numbers, Michael Lorenzen had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Willie Adams and Michael Lorenzen

Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
2.06
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
3.57
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.66
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.08
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.49
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.51
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.5
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.54
49.54
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.31
32.31
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.13
30.13
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
4.37
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
4.08
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
27
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2988
27
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
284.1
9
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
9
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
9.59
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
8.32
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.59
9.59
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
1.13
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
4.56
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
3.5
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
2.34
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
826
7.46
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.46
7.46
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.767
0.767
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.46
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.6
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.37
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1238
39.19
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4214
38.08
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.95
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.5
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
5.44
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
4.28
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.18
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.85
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.572
1.572
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1075
34.03
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3751
33.89
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.19
39.19
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Willie Adams and Michael Lorenzen

Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
3.54
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
1.03
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3276
27
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
9
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.12
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.84
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
2.03
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.96
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.39
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.75
96.75
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.231
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.555
0.555
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.14
29.14
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.12
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Adams and Michael Lorenzen

Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
65
423.91
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
452
1844.9
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
92
600
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
600
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
573.91
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
542.86
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
9
58.7
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
126.53
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
7
45.65
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
81.63
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.24
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.08
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.57
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.04
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
44.9
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1.68
10.96
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.37
66.82
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
12
78.26
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
232.65
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
12
78.26
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
163.27
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.651
0.651
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.09
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
81.63
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.04
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
97.96
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
6
39.13
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
151.02
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.34
-8.72
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.21
62.09
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.57
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
176.09
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
47
191.84
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
3.41
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.13
3.13
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.41
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
20.41
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.41
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.57
Willie Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Lorenzen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.43
71.43