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Willie Adams

James Irvin Adams

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: September 27, 1890 in Clearfield, PA
School: Albright College (All Transactions)
Debut: June 30, 1912
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Browns/Rebels 1912-1919

Final Game: September 6, 1919
Died: June 18, 1937 in Albany, NY
Buried: In Unknown Cemetery, Phillipsburg, PA
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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
1912 21 SLB AL 2 3 .400 3.88 13 5 8 0 0 0 46.1 50 32 20 0 19 16 2 0 3 197 87 1.489 9.7 0.0 3.7 3.1 0.84
1913 22 SLB AL 0 0 10.00 4 0 2 0 0 0 9.0 12 14 10 1 4 5 3 0 0 48 31 1.778 12.0 1.0 4.0 5.0 1.25
1914 23 PBS FL 1 1 .500 3.74 15 2 10 1 0 2 55.1 70 29 23 4 22 14 1 0 2 238 86 1.663 11.4 0.7 3.6 2.3 0.64
1918 27 PHA AL 5 12 .294 4.42 32 14 9 7 0 0 169.0 164 95 83 2 97 39 12 0 3 733 66 1.544 8.7 0.1 5.2 2.1 0.40
1919 28 PHA AL 0 0 3.86 1 0 1 0 0 0 4.2 7 2 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 21 97 1.929 13.5 1.9 3.9 0.0 0.00
5 Seasons 8 16 .333 4.37 65 21 30 8 0 2 284.1 303 172 138 8 144 74 19 0 8 1237 70 1.572 9.6 0.3 4.6 2.3 0.51
162 Game Avg. 6 13 .333 4.37 51 17 24 6 0 2 225 240 136 109 6 114 59 15 0 6 978 70 1.572 9.6 0.3 4.6 2.3 0.51
PHA (2 yrs) 5 12 .294 4.40 33 14 10 7 0 0 173.2 171 97 85 3 99 39 13 0 3 754 67 1.555 8.9 0.2 5.1 2.0 0.39
SLB (2 yrs) 2 3 .400 4.88 17 5 10 0 0 0 55.1 62 46 30 1 23 21 5 0 3 245 68 1.536 10.1 0.2 3.7 3.4 0.91
PBS (1 yr) 1 1 .500 3.74 15 2 10 1 0 2 55.1 70 29 23 4 22 14 1 0 2 238 86 1.663 11.4 0.7 3.6 2.3 0.64
AL (4 yrs) AL 7 15 .318 4.52 50 19 20 7 0 0 229.0 233 143 115 4 122 60 18 0 6 999 67 1.550 9.2 0.2 4.8 2.4 0.49
FL (1 yr) FL 1 1 .500 3.74 15 2 10 1 0 2 55.1 70 29 23 4 22 14 1 0 2 238 86 1.663 11.4 0.7 3.6 2.3 0.64

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1912 21 SLB AL 46.1 5 32 26 0 1.0 -6 -0.6 $
1913 22 SLB AL 9.0 0 14 5 0 1.0 -9 -1.1 $
1914 23 PBS FL 55.1 2 29 29 -1 1.0 0 0.1 $
1918 27 PHA AL 169.0 14 95 76 1 1.0 -19 -1.8 $
1919 28 PHA AL 4.2 0 2 2 0 1.0 0 0.1 $
5 Seasons 284.1 21 172 138 0 1.0 -34 -3.3 $
PHA (2 yrs) 173.2 14 97 78 1 1.0 -19 -1.7 $
SLB (2 yrs) 55.1 5 46 31 0 1.0 -15 -1.7 $
PBS (1 yr) 55.1 2 29 29 -1 1.0 0 0.1 $

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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
1912 21 SLB AL 13 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1
1913 22 SLB AL 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 51 0 0 0 /1
1914 23 PBS FL 15 15 15 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .067 .067 .200 .267 -25 3 0 0 1
1918 27 PHA AL 32 60 57 3 8 1 0 0 2 0 2 16 .140 .169 .158 .327 -2 9 0 1 1
1919 28 PHA AL 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /1
5 Seasons 65 92 88 4 9 1 1 0 2 0 0 3 27 .102 .132 .136 .268 -21 12 0 1
162 Game Avg. 162 229 219 10 22 2 2 0 5 0 7 67 .102 .132 .136 .268 -21 30 0 2
PHA (2 yrs) 33 62 59 3 8 1 0 0 2 0 2 17 .136 .164 .153 .316 -5 9 0 1
SLB (2 yrs) 17 15 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 .000 .067 .000 .067 -80 0 0 0
PBS (1 yr) 15 15 15 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .067 .067 .200 .267 -25 3 0 0
AL (4 yrs) 50 77 73 3 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 27 .110 .145 .123 .268 -20 9 0 1
FL (1 yr) 15 15 15 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .067 .067 .200 .267 -25 3 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1912 21 SLB AL 13 -3 0 0 0 0 1 0 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $ 1
1913 22 SLB AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
1914 23 PBS FL 15 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ 1
1918 27 PHA AL 60 -7 0 0 0 0 2 2 -3 -0.4 -3 -0.4 0.0 $ 1
1919 28 PHA AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
5 Seasons 92 -12 0 0 0 0 4 2 -6 -0.7 -6 -0.7 0.0 $
SLB (2 yrs) 15 -3 0 0 0 0 1 0 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $
PHA (2 yrs) 62 -7 0 0 0 0 2 2 -3 -0.4 -3 -0.4 0.0 $
PBS (1 yr) 15 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1912 SLB AL 21 P 13 46.1 9 0 8 1 0 .889 1.55 0.62 .940 2.95 2.90
1913 SLB AL 22 P 4 9.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 0.25 .940 3.00 2.98
1914 PBS FL 23 P 15 55.1 16 4 11 1 0 .938 2.44 1.00 .947 3.04 3.00
1918 PHA AL 27 P 32 169.0 56 5 50 1 3 .982 2.93 1.72 .952 2.82 2.84
1919 PHA AL 28 P 1 0 0 4.2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.93 1.00 .950 2.89 2.80
5 Seasons P 65 0 0 284.1 83 9 71 3 3 .964 2.53 1.23 .950 2.89 2.90
5 Seasons TOT 65 0 0 284.1 83 9 71 3 3 .964 2.53 1.23 .950 2.89 2.90
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-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 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 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) 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 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Saves s c a p y
1914 FL  2 (10th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1918 AL  97 (4th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1918 AL  83 (1st)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1918 AL  12 (1st)

Games Finished s c a p y
1918 AL  9 (10th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 3 (2106), Average HOFer ≈ 185

Similarity Scores

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