Spec Harkness vs. Addie Joss — Career Comparison

Spec Harkness
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Addie Joss
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Addie Joss posted a stronger line than Spec Harkness. Addie Joss posted stronger numbers in ERA (1.89 vs 3.37) and WHIP (0.968 vs 1.424). By the career numbers, Addie Joss 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 Spec Harkness and Addie Joss

Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.8
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.11
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.04
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
1.01
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.62
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.38
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.26
62.26
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.89
57.89
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
0.91
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.17
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
3.37
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.89
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
27
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6981
27
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
189.2
9
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2327
9
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
9.21
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1888
7.3
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.07
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
3.61
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.41
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
4.03
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
920
3.56
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.849
0.849
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.552
0.552
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.11
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.22
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
36.68
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8891
34.39
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.57
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
4.7
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
730
2.82
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.968
0.968
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
32.93
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8469
32.76
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.68
36.68
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.39
34.39

Fielding Stats for Spec Harkness and Addie Joss

Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.51
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
1.12
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.06
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
0.77
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
27
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7134
27
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
9
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2378
9
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.7
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
2.98
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
3.21
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
3.44
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
4.05
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
3.31
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1033
3.91
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.15
96.15
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.63
96.63
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.316
1.316
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.502
3.502
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.15
69.15
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Spec Harkness and Addie Joss

Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
312.33
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
296
194.95
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
73
600
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
911
600
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
567.12
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
817
538.09
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
106.85
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
77.72
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
82.19
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
59.28
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
13.83
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.95
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.66
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.66
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
18.44
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
31.89
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.95
23.02
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
139.73
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
101.43
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
131.51
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
113.94
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.88
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
30.3
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
41.1
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
33.59
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
73.97
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
63.23
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
29.24
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.55
15.51
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.66
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.66
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
35.57
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
263.01
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
297
195.61
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
2.28
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.07
3.07
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
25.69
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.59
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.59
Spec Harkness
Career
Per 600 PA
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100