Retired
Babe Adams
Birthdate:
May 18, 1882 (122 y, 1 m, 10 d)Born In:
Tipton, IN, USANationality:
American
Position:
PBats/Throws:
L/RHeight/Weight:
5'10"/185
Player Awards
None
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 10 | 40.9 | 30.3 |
| Grey Ink | 127 | 198.2 | 166.3 |
| HoF Standard | 38 | 49.5 | 47.8 |
| WAR | 59.3 | 69.2 | 60.9 |
| WAR7 | 44.6 | 47.2 | 39.7 |
| JAWS | 52.0 | 58.2 | 50.3 |
Similar Players (SP)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Jack Chesbro R | 920 |
| Jesse Tannehill R | 916 |
| Stan Coveleski R | 906 |
| Guy Hecker R | 905 |
| Carl Mays R | 902 |
| Lon Warneke R | 901 |
| Slim Sallee R | 901 |
| Deacon Phillippe R | 899 |
| Ed Morris R | 896 |
| Eddie Cicotte R | 895 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | 43 | 8 |
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 37 | 2 |
| 1913 | 37 | 2 |
| 1914 | 35 | 8 |
| 1919 | 29 | 8 |
| 1920 | 33 | 9 |
| Year | W | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 18 | 6 |
| 1911 | 22 | 5 |
| 1913 | 21 | 6 |
| 1919 | 17 | 7 |
| 1920 | 17 | 9 |
| Year | Win % | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 0.667 | 4 |
| 1911 | 0.647 | 7 |
| 1912 | 0.579 | 10 |
| 1913 | 0.677 | 8 |
| 1919 | 0.630 | 7 |
| 1921 | 0.737 | 1 |
| 1923 | 0.650 | 5 |
| Year | SV | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1909 | 2 | 9 |
| 1925 | 3 | 3 |
| 1926 | 3 | 5 |
| Year | Hold | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 1 | 7 |
| Year | IP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 293.1 | 7 |
| 1913 | 313.2 | 2 |
| 1919 | 263.1 | 7 |
| Year | BF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 1117 | 9 |
| 1913 | 1227 | 4 |
| 1919 | 1017 | 8 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | 8 | 9 |
| 1915 | 6 | 7 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 133 | 8 |
| 1913 | 144 | 5 |
| 1919 | 92 | 7 |
| Year | WP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 5 | 9 |
| Year | ERA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 2.241 | 5 |
| 1911 | 2.332 | 3 |
| 1913 | 2.152 | 2 |
| 1919 | 1.982 | 5 |
| 1920 | 2.156 | 2 |
| Year | BABIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 0.267 | 7 |
| 1911 | 0.267 | 8 |
| 1912 | 0.276 | 9 |
| 1913 | 0.257 | 5 |
| 1914 | 0.255 | 10 |
| 1919 | 0.236 | 4 |
| 1920 | 0.253 | 3 |
| Year | WHIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 1.131 | 5 |
| 1911 | 1.006 | 1 |
| 1912 | 1.198 | 5 |
| 1913 | 1.020 | 2 |
| 1914 | 1.032 | 1 |
| 1915 | 1.074 | 5 |
| 1919 | 0.896 | 1 |
| 1920 | 0.981 | 1 |
| 1922 | 1.202 | 1 |
| Year | H/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 7.971 | 10 |
| 1913 | 7.776 | 7 |
| 1919 | 7.280 | 5 |
| 1920 | 8.213 | 5 |
| Year | BB/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 2.204 | 7 |
| 1911 | 1.289 | 2 |
| 1912 | 1.849 | 5 |
| 1913 | 1.406 | 3 |
| 1914 | 1.240 | 2 |
| 1915 | 1.249 | 3 |
| 1919 | 0.786 | 1 |
| 1920 | 0.616 | 1 |
| 1922 | 0.788 | 1 |
| Year | CG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 24 | 5 |
| 1913 | 24 | 4 |
| 1919 | 23 | 5 |
| Year | SHO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 6 | 2 |
| 1913 | 4 | 3 |
| 1919 | 6 | 3 |
| 1920 | 8 | 1 |
| 1921 | 2 | 9 |
| 1922 | 4 | 3 |
| Year | BB (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 60 | 7 |
| 1911 | 42 | 4 |
| 1912 | 35 | 3 |
| 1913 | 49 | 10 |
| 1914 | 39 | 3 |
| 1915 | 34 | 3 |
| 1919 | 23 | 2 |
| 1920 | 18 | 1 |
| 1922 | 15 | 1 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | 271 | 6 |
| 1914 | 253 | 9 |
| Year | Hits (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 169 | 4 |
| 1922 | 191 | 3 |
| Year | HR (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 5 | 9 |
| 1912 | 4 | 8 |
| 1914 | 5 | 9 |
| 1919 | 1 | 2 |
| 1922 | 1 | 1 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 4.7 | 6 |
| 1911 | 8.0 | 3 |
| 1913 | 7.4 | 1 |
| 1914 | 5.7 | 3 |
| 1919 | 7.0 | 1 |
| 1920 | 6.2 | 3 |
| 1921 | 3.9 | 9 |
| 1922 | 4.6 | 7 |
| Year | W (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 11 | 10 |
| 1922 | 8 | 4 |
| Year | L (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 9 | 4 |
| 1912 | 8 | 5 |
| 1913 | 10 | 7 |
| 1922 | 11 | 6 |
| Year | rWAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 9.4 | 4 |
| 1913 | 10.2 | 1 |
| 1914 | 6.6 | 8 |
| 1919 | 8.8 | 3 |
| 1920 | 7.3 | 4 |