Babe Adams

Babe Adams

1906–1926 · Bats L · Throws R · 5'11", 185 lb · b. 1882 Tipton, IN

Career 194–140 · 2.76 ERA · 1,036 SO · 2995.1 IP · 482 G · 216 H · 3 HR · 75 RBI · .212 AVG

Seasons leading his league

7

3 best in baseball 4 league only

29 Top-5 finishes

6 Title seasons

2 Categories led

1920 Best season

Spanning 1911–1921, peaking at 2 titles in 1920.

Led in Walks + Hits / IP for 3 straight seasons (1919–1921) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

263rd League titles 7
274th Best in baseball 3
306th Top-5 finishes 29

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

22nd Walks + Hits / IP 1.09
35th Shutouts 44
95th Earned Run Average 2.76
127th Complete Games 206
135th Wins 194
139th Innings Pitched 2995.1

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Walks + Hits / IP	6	1st	3 yrs (1919–1921)	1911 1.01 1919 0.90 1913 NL 1.02 1914 NL 1.03 1920 NL 0.98 1921 NL 1.08 1922 #2
Shutouts	1	1st	—	1920 8 1911 #2 1913 #3 1919 #3 1922 #3
Innings Pitched	—	#2	—	1913 #2
Saves	—	#3	—	1925 #3
Earned Run Average	—	#2	—	1911 #3 1913 #2 1920 #2 1921 #2

Title Seasons

6 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1921	1	WHIP 1.08
1920	2	WHIP 0.98 SHO 8
1919	1	WHIP 0.90
1914	1	WHIP 1.03
1913	1	WHIP 1.02
1911	1	WHIP 1.01

Pitching

19 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1906	SLN	NL	0	1	13.50	1	1	0	4.0	9	6	0	2	0	2.75
1907	PIT	NL	0	2	6.95	4	3	0	22.0	40	17	1	3	11	1.96
1909	PIT	NL	12	3	1.11	25	12	2	130.0	88	16	0	23	65	0.85
1910	PIT	NL	18	9	2.24	34	30	0	245.0	217	61	4	60	101	1.13
1911	PIT	NL	22	12	2.33	40	37	0	293.1	253	76	5	42	133	1.01
1912	PIT	NL	11	8	2.91	28	21	0	170.1	169	55	4	35	63	1.20
1913	PIT	NL	21	10	2.15	43	37	0	313.2	271	75	8	49	144	1.02
1914	PIT	NL	13	16	2.51	40	35	1	283.0	253	79	5	39	91	1.03
1915	PIT	NL	14	14	2.87	40	30	2	245.0	229	78	6	34	62	1.07
1916	PIT	NL	2	9	5.72	16	10	0	72.1	91	46	2	12	22	1.42
1918	PIT	NL	1	1	1.19	3	3	0	22.2	15	3	0	4	6	0.84
1919	PIT	NL	17	10	1.98	34	29	1	263.1	213	58	1	23	92	0.90
1920	PIT	NL	17	13	2.16	35	33	2	263.0	240	63	6	18	84	0.98
1921	PIT	NL	14	5	2.64	25	20	0	160.0	155	47	4	18	55	1.08
1922	PIT	NL	8	11	3.57	27	19	0	171.1	191	68	1	15	39	1.20
1923	PIT	NL	13	7	4.42	26	22	1	158.2	196	78	8	25	38	1.39
1924	PIT	NL	3	1	1.13	9	3	0	39.2	31	5	1	3	5	0.86
1925	PIT	NL	6	5	5.42	33	10	3	101.1	129	61	7	17	18	1.44
1926	PIT	NL	2	3	6.14	19	0	3	36.2	51	25	5	8	7	1.61
Career	—	—	194	140	2.76	482	355	15	2995.1	2,841	917	68	430	1,036	1.09

Batting

19 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1906	SLN	NL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1907	PIT	NL	4	7	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.286	.286	.286	.571
1909	PIT	NL	25	39	0	2	0	1	0	1	2	15	0	.051	.098	.103	.200
1910	PIT	NL	34	83	9	16	3	0	0	6	9	23	0	.193	.272	.229	.501
1911	PIT	NL	40	103	9	26	5	1	0	10	3	17	0	.252	.274	.320	.594
1912	PIT	NL	28	53	5	12	3	1	0	3	8	9	0	.226	.328	.321	.649
1913	PIT	NL	43	114	13	33	6	2	0	13	1	16	0	.290	.296	.377	.673
1914	PIT	NL	40	97	8	16	0	2	1	4	3	29	0	.165	.198	.237	.435
1915	PIT	NL	40	85	4	12	1	0	0	7	4	14	0	.141	.180	.153	.333
1916	PIT	NL	16	22	1	6	0	1	0	2	2	1	0	.273	.333	.364	.697
1918	PIT	NL	3	9	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	.333	.333	.556	.889
1919	PIT	NL	34	92	2	17	2	1	0	4	6	13	0	.185	.235	.228	.463
1920	PIT	NL	35	89	4	13	0	0	1	3	1	18	0	.146	.156	.180	.335
1921	PIT	NL	25	63	7	16	2	4	0	6	1	7	1	.254	.266	.413	.678
1922	PIT	NL	27	56	6	16	2	0	1	6	4	7	0	.286	.333	.375	.708
1923	PIT	NL	26	55	5	15	5	1	0	8	6	13	0	.273	.344	.400	.744
1924	PIT	NL	9	11	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	.182	.182	.273	.455
1925	PIT	NL	33	31	3	7	1	0	0	1	3	6	0	.226	.294	.258	.552
1926	PIT	NL	19	9	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444
Career	—	—	482	1,019	79	216	31	15	3	75	53	194	1	.212	.252	.281	.532

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
P	482	58	648	17	17	.976