BA
1906–1926 · P
Babe Adams
5' 11", 185 lbs·Lived to 86·Bats L / Throws R
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Career Highs
1.11
Best ERA · 1909
22
Most W · 1911
144
Most K · 1913
0.854
Best WHIP · 1909
Career Arc · ERA
19 seasonsStatistical Comps
Career · Hitting
19 seasons| Year | Team | G | AB | HR | RBI | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | STL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — |
| 1907 | PIT | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .286 | — | — |
| 1909 | PIT | 25 | 39 | 0 | 1 | .051 | — | — |
| 1910 | PIT | 34 | 83 | 0 | 6 | .193 | — | — |
| 1911 | PIT | 40 | 103 | 0 | 10 | .252 | — | — |
| 1912 | PIT | 28 | 53 | 0 | 3 | .226 | — | — |
| 1913 | PIT | 43 | 114 | 0 | 13 | .289 | — | — |
| 1914 | PIT | 40 | 97 | 1 | 4 | .165 | — | — |
| 1915 | PIT | 40 | 85 | 0 | 7 | .141 | — | — |
| 1916 | PIT | 16 | 22 | 0 | 2 | .273 | — | — |
| 1918 | PIT | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .333 | — | — |
| 1919 | PIT | 34 | 92 | 0 | 4 | .185 | — | — |
| 1920 | PIT | 35 | 89 | 1 | 3 | .146 | — | — |
| 1921 | PIT | 25 | 63 | 0 | 6 | .254 | — | — |
| 1922 | PIT | 27 | 56 | 1 | 6 | .286 | — | — |
| 1923 | PIT | 26 | 55 | 0 | 8 | .273 | — | — |
| 1924 | PIT | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1 | .182 | — | — |
| 1925 | PIT | 33 | 31 | 0 | 1 | .226 | — | — |
| 1926 | PIT | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .222 | — | — |
| Career | 482 | 1019 | 3 | 75 | .212 | — | — | |
Career · Pitching
19 seasons| Year | Team | G | IP | W | L | ERA | ERA+ | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | STL | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 20 | 0 | 2.750 |
| 1907 | PIT | 4 | 22.0 | 0 | 2 | 6.95 | 36 | 11 | 1.955 |
| 1909 | PIT | 25 | 130.0 | 12 | 3 | 1.11 | 230 | 65 | 0.854 |
| 1910 | PIT | 34 | 245.0 | 18 | 9 | 2.24 | 125 | 101 | 1.131 |
| 1911 | PIT | 40 | 293.3 | 22 | 12 | 2.33 | 145 | 133 | 1.006 |
| 1912 | PIT | 28 | 170.3 | 11 | 8 | 2.91 | 115 | 63 | 1.198 |
| 1913 | PIT | 43 | 313.7 | 21 | 10 | 2.15 | 142 | 144 | 1.020 |
| 1914 | PIT | 40 | 283.0 | 13 | 16 | 2.51 | 117 | 91 | 1.032 |
| 1915 | PIT | 40 | 245.0 | 14 | 14 | 2.87 | 101 | 62 | 1.073 |
| 1916 | PIT | 16 | 72.3 | 2 | 9 | 5.72 | 49 | 22 | 1.424 |
| 1918 | PIT | 3 | 22.7 | 1 | 1 | 1.19 | 238 | 6 | 0.838 |
| 1919 | PIT | 34 | 263.3 | 17 | 10 | 1.98 | 156 | 92 | 0.896 |
| 1920 | PIT | 35 | 263.0 | 17 | 13 | 2.16 | 160 | 84 | 0.981 |
| 1921 | PIT | 25 | 160.0 | 14 | 5 | 2.64 | 152 | 55 | 1.081 |
| 1922 | PIT | 27 | 171.3 | 8 | 11 | 3.57 | 117 | 39 | 1.202 |
| 1923 | PIT | 26 | 158.7 | 13 | 7 | 4.42 | 91 | 38 | 1.393 |
| 1924 | PIT | 9 | 39.7 | 3 | 1 | 1.13 | 365 | 5 | 0.857 |
| 1925 | PIT | 33 | 101.3 | 6 | 5 | 5.42 | 84 | 18 | 1.441 |
| 1926 | PIT | 19 | 36.7 | 2 | 3 | 6.14 | 67 | 7 | 1.609 |
| Career | 482 | 2995.3 | 194 | 140 | — | — | 1036 | — | |
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