Joel Adamson

Joel Lee Adamson

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: July 2, 1971 in Lakewood, CA
High School: Artesia HS (Lakewood, CA)
Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 7th round of the 1990 amateur draft.
Signed June 26, 1990. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 10, 1996
Teams (by GP): Brewers/Marlins/Diamondbacks 1996-1998

Final Game: April 26, 1998
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Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1990	18	PRI	Rk	2	5	.286	3.88	12	8	3	1	0	1	48.2	56	27	21	2	12	1	40	3	7	6			1.397	10.4	0.4	2.2	7.4	3.33	PRI · APPY
1991	19	PHI-min	A,A+	6	5	.545	2.68	19	19	0	1	1	0	110.2	100	41	33	6	29	0	104	4	3	5	458		1.166	8.1	0.5	2.4	8.5	3.59	SPB,CLW · SALL,FLOR
1992	20	PHI-min	A+,AA	8	12	.400	3.75	25	25	0	3	1	0	148.2	158	71	62	14	32	1	87	7	1	3	633		1.278	9.6	0.8	1.9	5.3	2.72	CLW,REA · FLOR,EL
1993	21	FLA-min	A+,AAA	6	7	.462	4.97	27	25	1	6	3	0	155.2	199	104	86	18	43	0	79	4	8	5	696		1.555	11.5	1.0	2.5	4.6	1.84	HDS,EDM · CALL,PCL
1994	22	FLA-min	AA	5	6	.455	4.34	33	11	16	2	2	7	91.1	95	51	44	9	32	5	59	5	0	0	402		1.391	9.4	0.9	3.2	5.8	1.84	PRT · EL
1995	23	FLA-min	AAA	8	4	.667	3.29	19	18	0	2	0	0	115.0	113	51	42	12	20	0	80	6	2	4	471		1.157	8.8	0.9	1.6	6.3	4.00	CHR · IL
1996	24	FLA-min	AAA	6	6	.500	3.78	44	8	14	0	0	3	97.2	108	48	41	15	28	2	84	3	0	1	424		1.392	10.0	1.4	2.6	7.7	3.00	CHR · IL
1996	24	FLA	NL	0	0		7.36	9	0	1	0	0	0	11.0	18	9	9	1	7	0	7	1	0	0	56	57	2.273	14.7	0.8	5.7	5.7	1.00
1997	25	MIL-min	AAA	2	1	.667	4.36	6	6	0	0	0	0	33.0	38	16	16	4	8	0	24	2	1	3	138		1.394	10.4	1.1	2.2	6.5	3.00	TUC · PCL
1997	25	MIL	AL	5	3	.625	3.54	30	6	3	0	0	0	76.1	78	36	30	13	19	0	56	5	1	0	324	132	1.271	9.2	1.5	2.2	6.6	2.95
1998	26	ARI	NL	0	3	.000	8.22	5	5	0	0	0	0	23.0	25	21	21	5	11	0	14	3	0	0	104	52	1.565	9.8	2.0	4.3	5.5	1.27
1999	27	BOS-SEA-min	AAA	4	6	.400	5.62	39	9	15	0	0	2	80.0	108	60	50	9	23	3	29	12	1	3	367		1.638	12.2	1.0	2.6	3.3	1.26	PAW,TAC · IL,PCL
3 Yrs				5	6	.455	4.89	44	11	4	0	0	0	110.1	121	66	60	19	37	0	77	9	1	0	484	93	1.432	9.9	1.5	3.0	6.3	2.08
162 Game Avg.				6	7	.455	4.89	54	14	5	0	0	0	136	150	82	74	23	46	0	95	11	1	0	598	93	1.432	9.9	1.5	3.0	6.3	2.08

ARI (1 yr)				0	3	.000	8.22	5	5	0	0	0	0	23.0	25	21	21	5	11	0	14	3	0	0	104	52	1.565	9.8	2.0	4.3	5.5	1.27
FLA (1 yr)				0	0		7.36	9	0	1	0	0	0	11.0	18	9	9	1	7	0	7	1	0	0	56	57	2.273	14.7	0.8	5.7	5.7	1.00
MIL (1 yr)				5	3	.625	3.54	30	6	3	0	0	0	76.1	78	36	30	13	19	0	56	5	1	0	324	132	1.271	9.2	1.5	2.2	6.6	2.95

NL (2 yrs)				0	3	.000	7.94	14	5	1	0	0	0	34.0	43	30	30	6	18	0	21	4	0	0	160	53	1.794	11.4	1.6	4.8	5.6	1.17
AL (1 yr)				5	3	.625	3.54	30	6	3	0	0	0	76.1	78	36	30	13	19	0	56	5	1	0	324	132	1.271	9.2	1.5	2.2	6.6	2.95

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1996	24	FLA	NL	11.0	9	0	9	7.36	4.86	0.36	-0.37	107.0	4.42	-4	-0.3	.3	0.1	-0.2	-3	.462	.498	$
1997	25	MIL	AL	76.1	30	6	36	4.24	4.92	0.32	-0.13	101.4	4.53	2	0.2	1.0	-0.1	0.8	12	.507	.501	$151,000
1998	26	ARI	NL	23.0	5	5	21	8.22	4.89	0.11	0.18	94.9	4.70	-9	-0.8		-0.0	-0.6	-7	.343	.495	$210,000
3 Seasons				110.1	44	11	66	5.38	4.91	0.28	-0.09	100.6	4.55	-10	-0.9	.8	-0.0	-0.0	3	.479	.498	$361,000

ARI (1 yr)				23.0	5	5	21	8.22	4.89	0.11	0.18	94.9	4.70	-9	-0.8		-0.0	-0.6	-7	.343	.495	$210,000
FLA (1 yr)				11.0	9	0	9	7.36	4.86	0.36	-0.37	107.0	4.42	-4	-0.3	.3	0.1	-0.2	-3	.462	.498	$
MIL (1 yr)				76.1	30	6	36	4.24	4.92	0.32	-0.13	101.4	4.53	2	0.2	1.0	-0.1	0.8	12	.507	.501	$151,000

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	ROE
1996	24	FLA	NL	9	56	45	9	18	3	2	1	0	1	7	7	.400	.481	.622	1.104	.447	28	2	1	2	1	0	0
1997	25	MIL	AL	30	324	294	36	78	14	0	13	3	3	19	56	.265	.319	.446	.764	.286	131	8	5	4	2	0	6
1998	26	ARI	NL	5	104	88	21	25	3	0	5	1	2	11	14	.284	.379	.489	.867	.286	43	2	3	1	1	0	0
3 Yrs				44	484	427	66	121	20	2	19	4	6	37	77	.283	.350	.473	.823	.304	202	12	9	7	4	0	6
162 Game Avg.				54	598	528	82	150	25	2	23	5	7	46	95	.283	.350	.473	.823	.304	250	15	11	9	5	0	7
MLB Averages																.268	.337	.422	.759	.301

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1996	24	FLA	NL	-3.5	-0.3	56	0.1	0.2	-0.1	.19	-0.0	0.4	-1.7	-0.2	0.19	-4.6	0	0	9
1997	25	MIL	AL	8.0	0.8	334	0.8	4.8	-4.0	.78	-0.3	1.3	5.6	0.5	0.78	-2.6	6	10	8
1998	26	ARI	NL	-9.3	-0.8	107	-1.1	1.5	-2.6	1.00	-0.5	-0.6	-9.2	-0.8	1.00	-6.3	0	0	0
3 Yrs				-4.7	-0.4	497	-0.2	6.5	-6.7	.76	-0.8	0.5	-5.3	-0.5	0.76	-13.4	6	10	17

Starting Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GS	Wgs	Lgs	ND	Wchp	Ltuf	Wtm	Ltm	tmW-L%	Wlst	Lsv	CG	SHO	QS	QS%	GmScA	Best	Wrst	BQR	BQS	sDR	lDR	RS/GS	RS/IP	IP/GS	Pit/GS	<80	80-99	100-119	≥120	Max
1997	25	MIL	AL	30	6	3	2	1	2	1	3	3	.500	1	0	0	0	2	33%	52.8	61	35	17	4	2	3	4.5	5.2	5.4	83	1	5	0	0	95
1998	26	ARI	NL	5	5	0	3	2	0	0	1	4	.200	0	0	0	0	1	20%	39.2	53	31	2	1	1	3	5.7	4.1	4.6	68	3	2	0	0	86
2 Yrs				35	11	3	5	3	2	1	4	7	.364	1	0	0	0	3	27%	47	61	31	19	5	3	6	5.1	4.7	5.0	76	4	7	0	0	95
MLB Averages													.500						48%	49	105	-21					4.9	4.9	6.0	96

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR	Pit/GR
1996	24	FLA	NL	9	9	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0%	6	.187	0	0	9	0	0	9	4	5	4	5	4	3	3.7	24
1997	25	MIL	AL	30	24	3	2	1	1	1	22	9	41%	6	.784	6	10	8	6	4	14	12	12	17	6	18	3	5.5	29
2 Yrs				39	33	4	2	1	1	1	27	9	33%		.696	6	10	17	6	4	23	16	17	21	11	22	6	5.0	28

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GB/FB	GO/AO	IP%	LD%	HR/FB	IF/FB	DPopp	DPs	DP%
1996	24	FLA	NL	56	30%	1.8%	12.5%	12.5%	10.7%	33%	0.63	1.78	68%	41%	4.3%	4%	12	2	17%
1997	25	MIL	AL	324	35%	4.0%	17.3%	5.9%	8.3%	35%	0.84	1.25	70%	23%	12.6%	19%	63	8	13%
1998	26	ARI	NL	104	17%	4.8%	13.5%	10.6%	7.7%	32%	0.72	1.04	67%	14%	13.9%	16%	20	2	10%
3 Yrs				484	31%	3.9%	15.9%	7.6%	8.5%	34%	0.79	1.25	69%	23%	11.7%	16%	95	12	13%
MLB Averages					45%	2.7%	16.8%	8.9%	7.8%	33%	0.82	1.10	70%	21%	8.2%	16%			10%

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Pit	Pit/PA	Str	Str%	L/Str	S/Str	F/Str	I/Str	AS/Str	I/Bll	AS/Pit	Con	1st%	30%	30c	30s	02%	02c	02s	02h	L/SO	3pK	4pW	PAu	Pitu	Stru
1996	24	FLA	NL	53	188	3.55	121	64%	26%	12%	28%	33%	74%	0%	47%	83%	58%	4%	2	2	28%	15	12	3	43%	3	0	3	0	0
1997	25	MIL	AL	296	1079	3.65	668	62%	27%	14%	26%	33%	73%	0%	45%	81%	60%	4%	13	6	14%	40	13	0	31%	7	7	28	0	1
1998	26	ARI	NL	104	339	3.26	198	58%	26%	13%	22%	38%	74%	0%	43%	82%	58%	4%	4	1	12%	12	6	2	29%	3	3	0	0	0
3 Yrs				453	1606	3.55	987	61%	27%	13%	25%	34%	73%	0%	45%	81%	60%	4%	19	9	15%	67	31	5	32%	13	10	31	0	1
MLB Averages						3.71		62%	26%	15%	27%	32%	74%	2%	45%	80%	57%	5%			19%				29%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

					Hits			Home Runs							Advances				Baserunning
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	H	Inf	Bnt	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	<2,3B	Scr	SO	%	ROE	WP	PB	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	BT	PAu
1996	24	FLA	NL	56	18	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	1	3	1	0	33%	0	0	0	31	0	1	0%	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1997	25	MIL	AL	324	78	7	2	13	1	6	8	5	5	8	16	10	0	63%	6	0	0	123	3	3	50%	1	2	2	0	0	1	2	1	5	0
1998	26	ARI	NL	104	25	3	1	5	0	2	5	0	1	4	4	3	0	75%	0	0	0	40	1	2	33%	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0
3 Yrs				484	121	11	3	19	1	10	14	5	6	13	23	14	0	61%	6	0	0	194	4	6	40%	2	5	2	0	0	1	3	2	7	0
MLB Averages																		54%							69%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1996	24	0	0		7.36	9	0	1	11.0	18	9	9	1	7	7	1	0	56	57	2.273	14.7	0.8	5.7	5.7	1.00	57
1997	25	5	3	.625	4.02	39	6	4	87.1	96	45	39	14	26	63	6	1	380	115	1.397	9.9	1.4	2.7	6.5	2.42	115
1998	26	5	6	.455	4.89	44	11	4	110.1	121	66	60	19	37	77	9	1	484	93	1.432	9.9	1.5	3.0	6.3	2.08	93

Neutralized Pitching

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Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1996	24	0	1	.000	8.10	10.0	18	10	9	1	7	6	1	2.500	16.2	6.3	5.4	0.86	0.9	9
1997	25	5	3	.625	3.36	75.0	75	31	28	12	18	55	5	1.240	9.0	2.2	6.6	3.06	1.4	30
1998	26	0	2	.000	8.18	22.0	24	22	20	5	11	13	3	1.591	9.8	4.5	5.3	1.18	2.0	5
3 Yrs		5	6	.455	4.79	107.0	117	63	57	18	36	74	9	1.430	9.8		6.2	2.06	1.5	44

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