Jack McAdams vs. Lamar Potter — Career Comparison

Jack McAdams
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lamar Potter
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaAtlanta Black CrackersNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lamar Potter built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack McAdams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack McAdams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.72 and WHIP 1.241 compared to 6.23 and 1.431 for Lamar Potter. By the career numbers, Jack McAdams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack McAdams and Lamar Potter

Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
5.59
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.08
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.25
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.72
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
6.23
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
27
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.52
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9.55
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.52
6.52
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
4.66
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.32
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.72
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.74
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.931
0.931
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.785
0.785
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.93
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.86
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
35.38
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
39.88
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
5.59
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.66
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
7.89
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.241
1.241
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.431
1.431
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
28.86
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
35.72
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.38
35.38
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.88
39.88

Fielding Stats for Jack McAdams and Lamar Potter

Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.78
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.46
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
27
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.2
9
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.46
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.91
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
5.01
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
4.37
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
87.1
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.455
2.455
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.82
81.82
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack McAdams and Lamar Potter

Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3600
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
240
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
600
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
600
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
21.64
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
120
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
96
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
23.33
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lamar Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack McAdams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack McAdams
Career
Per 600 PA
Lamar Potter
Career
Per 600 PA