Babe Adams played in Major League Baseball from 1906 to 1926, appearing in 482 games over 19 seasons. He recorded a total of 194 W and 140 L, an ERA of 2.76, 1,036 SO, a WHIP of 1.092, and a WAR of 50.4.
🧾 Basic Profile
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Name | Babe Adams |
Date of Birth | May 18, 1882 |
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MLB Debut | 1906 |
📊 Career Summary
Babe Adams appeared in 482 games over 19 MLB seasons from 1906 to 1926. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 354 (MLB Rank: 212) |
GF | 90 (MLB Rank: 865) |
W | 194 (MLB Rank: 135) |
L | 140 (MLB Rank: 212) |
SV | 16 (MLB Rank: 895) |
ERA | 2.76 (MLB Rank: 1,070) |
IP | 2995.1 (MLB Rank: 139) |
SHO | 44 (MLB Rank: 35) |
CG | 205 (MLB Rank: 129) |
SO | 1,036 (MLB Rank: 535) |
BB | 430 (MLB Rank: 1,017) |
H | 2,841 (MLB Rank: 159) |
HR | 67 (MLB Rank: 1,517) |
SO9 | 3.11 (MLB Rank: 8,646) |
BB9 | 1.29 (MLB Rank: 11,035) |
H9 | 8.54 (MLB Rank: 8,661) |
HR9 | 0.2 (MLB Rank: 8,759) |
WHIP | 1.092 (MLB Rank: 11,119) |
WAR | 50.4 (MLB Rank: 101) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1926)
In his final season (1926), Babe Adams recorded the following stats:
GS | 0 |
GF | 14 |
W | 2 |
L | 3 |
SV | 3 |
ERA | 6.14 |
IP | 36.2 |
SO | 7 |
BB | 8 |
H | 51 |
HR | 5 |
SO9 | 1.72 |
BB9 | 1.96 |
H9 | 12.52 |
HR9 | 1.23 |
WHIP | 1.609 |
WAR | −1.6 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1911, 22 W
- Most SO: 1913, 144 SO
- Most IP: 1913, 313.2 IP
- Best WAR: 1913, 8.4 WAR
- Best ERA: 1909, 1.11 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Babe Adams appeared in 4 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 1.29, pitched 28 IP, struck out 11 batters, with 3 W and 0 L.
Babe Adams Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
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1906 | 0 | 1 | 13.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.4 | 2.75 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 3.87 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.3 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
1907 | 0 | 2 | 6.95 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 22 | -1.1 | 1.955 | 1 | 40 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 36 | 2.59 | 4.5 | 3.67 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.4 | 16.4 | 1.2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 104 |
1909 | 12 | 3 | 1.11 | 0.8 | 2 | 65 | 130 | 4.1 | 0.854 | 0 | 88 | 23 | 25 | 16 | 232 | 1.82 | 4.5 | 2.83 | 12 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6.1 | 1.6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 475 |
1910 | 18 | 9 | 2.24 | 0.667 | 0 | 101 | 245 | 3.7 | 1.131 | 4 | 217 | 60 | 95 | 61 | 141 | 2.51 | 3.7 | 1.68 | 30 | 34 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 0.1 | 8 | 2.2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 971 |
1911 | 22 | 12 | 2.33 | 0.647 | 0 | 133 | 293.1 | 6.3 | 1.006 | 5 | 253 | 42 | 97 | 76 | 147 | 2.59 | 4.1 | 3.17 | 37 | 40 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 0.2 | 7.8 | 1.3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1117 |
1912 | 11 | 8 | 2.91 | 0.579 | 0 | 63 | 170.1 | 1.6 | 1.198 | 4 | 169 | 35 | 73 | 55 | 114 | 3.09 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 20 | 28 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0.2 | 8.9 | 1.8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 704 |
1913 | 21 | 10 | 2.15 | 0.677 | 0 | 144 | 313.2 | 8.4 | 1.02 | 7 | 271 | 49 | 94 | 75 | 140 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 2.94 | 37 | 43 | 5 | 24 | 4 | 0.2 | 7.8 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1227 |
1914 | 13 | 16 | 2.51 | 0.448 | 1 | 91 | 283 | 3.9 | 1.032 | 5 | 253 | 39 | 97 | 79 | 104 | 2.51 | 2.9 | 2.33 | 35 | 40 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 0.2 | 8 | 1.2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1116 |
1915 | 14 | 14 | 2.87 | 0.5 | 2 | 62 | 245 | 2.8 | 1.073 | 6 | 229 | 34 | 90 | 78 | 94 | 2.66 | 2.3 | 1.82 | 30 | 40 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 0.2 | 8.4 | 1.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 969 |
1916 | 2 | 9 | 5.72 | 0.182 | 0 | 22 | 72.1 | -1.6 | 1.424 | 2 | 91 | 12 | 51 | 46 | 46 | 2.69 | 2.7 | 1.83 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.2 | 11.3 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 314 |
1918 | 1 | 1 | 1.19 | 0.5 | 0 | 6 | 22.2 | 0.8 | 0.838 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 249 | 2.23 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 |
1919 | 17 | 10 | 1.98 | 0.63 | 1 | 92 | 263.1 | 7.4 | 0.896 | 1 | 213 | 23 | 66 | 58 | 153 | 2.13 | 3.1 | 4 | 29 | 34 | 5 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 7.3 | 0.8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1017 |
1920 | 17 | 13 | 2.16 | 0.567 | 2 | 84 | 263 | 5.9 | 0.981 | 6 | 240 | 18 | 83 | 63 | 150 | 2.68 | 2.9 | 4.67 | 33 | 35 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 0.2 | 8.2 | 0.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1035 |
1921 | 14 | 5 | 2.64 | 0.737 | 0 | 55 | 160 | 3.8 | 1.081 | 4 | 155 | 18 | 57 | 47 | 145 | 3.11 | 3.1 | 3.06 | 20 | 25 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0.2 | 8.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 646 |
1922 | 8 | 11 | 3.57 | 0.421 | 1 | 39 | 171.1 | 4.1 | 1.202 | 1 | 191 | 15 | 77 | 68 | 115 | 3.1 | 2 | 2.6 | 19 | 27 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 707 |
1923 | 13 | 7 | 4.42 | 0.65 | 1 | 38 | 158.2 | 1.2 | 1.393 | 8 | 196 | 25 | 83 | 78 | 91 | 3.71 | 2.2 | 1.52 | 22 | 26 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0.5 | 11.1 | 1.4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 676 |
1924 | 3 | 1 | 1.13 | 0.75 | 0 | 5 | 39.2 | 1.2 | 0.857 | 1 | 31 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 341 | 3.04 | 1.1 | 1.67 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.2 | 7 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 154 |
1925 | 6 | 5 | 5.42 | 0.545 | 3 | 18 | 101.1 | -0.1 | 1.441 | 7 | 129 | 17 | 67 | 61 | 82 | 3.33 | 1.6 | 1.06 | 10 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0.6 | 11.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 448 |
1926 | 2 | 3 | 6.14 | 0.4 | 3 | 7 | 36.2 | -1.6 | 1.609 | 5 | 51 | 8 | 32 | 25 | 64 | 5.07 | 1.7 | 0.88 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 12.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 |