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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)
School: Cerritos College (Norwalk, 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 (Age 24)
Teams (by GP): Brewers/Marlins/Diamondbacks 1996-1998

Final Game: April 26, 1998 (Age 26)
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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 (v2.2): 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	4.83	0.36	-0.36	108.1	4.44	-4	-0.3	.3	0.1	-0.1	-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	0.9	11	.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	4.90	0.28	-0.09	100.7	4.56	-10	-0.9	.8	-0.0	0.1	2	.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	4.83	0.36	-0.36	108.1	4.44	-4	-0.3	.3	0.1	-0.1	-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	0.9	11	.507	.501	$151,000

Standard Batting

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1990	18	PRI	Rk	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		PRI · APPY
1991	19	PHI-min	A,A+	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		SPB,CLW · SALL,FLOR
1992	20	PHI-min	AA,A+	25	10	7	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.143	.143	.143	.286		1	0	0	3	0	0		REA,CLW · EL,FLOR
1993	21	FLA-min	AAA,A+	27	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667		1	0	0	0	0	0		EDM,HDS · PCL,CALL
1994	22	FLA-min	AA	33	11	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.091	.091	.091	.182		1	1	0	0	0	0		PRT · EL
1995	23	FLA-min	AAA	19	14	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.071	.071	.071	.143		1	0	0	0	0	0		CHR · IL
1996	24	FLA-min	AAA	44	12	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.125	.222	.125	.347		1	0	0	3	0	0		CHR · IL
1996	24	FLA	NL	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1997	25	MIL-min	AAA	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		TUC · PCL
1997	25	MIL	AL	30	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1998	26	ARI	NL	5	8	7	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.571	1.000	161	4	1	0	1	0	0	/1
1999	27	SEA-BOS-min	AAA	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		TAC,PAW · PCL,IL
3 Yrs				44	11	10	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.400	.700	82	4	1	0	1	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	41	37	0	11	4	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.400	.700	82	15	4	0	4	0	0

ARI (1 yr)				5	8	7	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.571	1.000	161	4	1	0	1	0	0
FLA (1 yr)				9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
MIL (1 yr)				30	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0

NL (2 yrs)				14	8	7	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.571	1.000	161	4	1	0	1	0	0
AL (1 yr)				30	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

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

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos
1996	24	FLA	NL	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	-0.0	0		/1
1997	25	MIL	AL	30	3	-1	0	0	0	1	-0	-0.0	0	-0	-0.0	.499	.500	-0.0	0.0	-0	$151,000	1
1998	26	ARI	NL	5	8	1	-1	-0	0	1	1	0.1	0	1	0.1	.516	.501	0.1	0.0	1	$210,000	/1
3 Seasons				44	11	-0	-1	-0	0	2	0	0.0	0	1	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	1	$361,000

ARI (1 yr)				5	8	1	-1	-0	0	1	1	0.1	0	1	0.1	.516	.501	0.1	0.0	1	$210,000
FLA (1 yr)				9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	-0.0	0
MIL (1 yr)				30	3	-1	0	0	0	1	-0	-0.0	0	-0	-0.0	.499	.500	-0.0	0.0	-0	$151,000

Standard Fielding

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	PO
1996	FLA	NL	24	P	9	0	11.0	5	3	2	0	1.000	4.09	0.56	.954	1.80	1.83	0	1	100%	28%	0
1997	MIL	AL	25	P	30	6	76.1	17	6	9	2	.882	1.77	0.50	.955	1.71	1.69	3	3	50%	32%	1
1998	ARI	NL	26	P	5	5	23.0	5	0	4	1	.800	1.57	0.80	.960	1.84	1.84	1	2	67%	32%	1
	3 Seasons			P	44	11	110.1	27	9	15	3	.889	1.96	0.55	.956	1.75	1.74	4	6	60%	32%	2
	3 Seasons			TOT	44	11	110.1	27	9	15	3	.889	1.96	0.55	.956	1.75	1.74	4	6	60%	32%	2

Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.

View Complete Notes on Fielding Data

Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.

Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
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Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
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Transactions

June 5, 1989: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 31st round of the 1989 amateur draft, but did not sign.
June 4, 1990: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 7th round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed June 26, 1990.
November 17, 1992: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Matt Whisenant to the Florida Marlins for Danny Jackson.
November 25, 1996: Traded by the Florida Marlins to the Milwaukee Brewers for a player to be named later. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Ed Collins (minors) (December 10, 1996) to the Florida Marlins to complete the trade.
November 18, 1997: Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks from the Milwaukee Brewers as the 15th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.
October 2, 1998: Released by the Arizona Diamondbacks.
December 11, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.
December 14, 1998: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox from the Oakland Athletics in the 1998 rule 5 draft.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses

Year	Age	Team	Salary	Sources
1997	25	Milwaukee Brewers	$151,000	1997 postseason AP survey
1998	26	Arizona Diamondbacks	$210,000	4/3/98 USA Today

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$361,000

Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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