Addie Joss vs. Max Scherzer — Career Comparison

Addie Joss
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Max Scherzer
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Addie Joss posted a stronger line than Max Scherzer. Addie Joss posted stronger numbers in ERA (1.89 vs 3.22) and WHIP (0.968 vs 1.091). 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 Addie Joss and Max Scherzer

Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
1.11
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
1.47
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
1.01
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.44
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.62
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.67
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.38
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.36
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.26
62.26
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
0.91
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.17
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.89
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1059
3.22
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.223
0.223
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6981
27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2327
9
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1888
7.3
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2433
7.39
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.39
7.39
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.07
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
1.08
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.41
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
779
2.37
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.06
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
920
3.56
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3489
10.6
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.6
10.6
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.552
0.552
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.11
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.24
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.22
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.35
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
8891
34.39
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11987
36.41
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
730
2.82
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1132
3.44
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.18
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.18
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.45
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.968
0.968
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.084
1.084
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
8469
32.76
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10977
33.34
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.39
34.39
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.41
36.41

Fielding Stats for Addie Joss and Max Scherzer

Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
1.12
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
1.47
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
0.77
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.44
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
7134
27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2378
9
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.7
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.5
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
3.21
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
0.65
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.05
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
4.05
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
1.21
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1033
3.91
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
1.15
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.63
96.63
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.47
95.47
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.502
3.502
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.785
0.785
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.15
69.15
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Addie Joss and Max Scherzer

Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
296
194.95
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
555.77
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
911
600
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
529
600
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
817
538.09
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
464
526.28
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
77.72
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
88.47
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
59.28
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
80.53
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
13.83
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.81
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.95
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.66
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
18.44
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.94
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.95
23.02
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
16.44
18.65
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
101.43
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
87
98.68
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
113.94
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
93
105.48
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
30.3
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
35.16
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
33.59
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
34.03
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
63.23
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
68.05
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.55
15.51
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
12.54
14.22
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.66
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.27
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
35.57
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
13
14.74
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
297
195.61
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
182.61
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
3.07
3.07
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
39
25.69
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
55.58
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.67
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.59
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.4
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Addie Joss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.59
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.4
Addie Joss
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100