Emery Adams

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Emery Adams was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for 4 teams, including the Memphis Red Sox. Across 89 career appearances, he went 28-25 with a 4.57 ERA and 192 strikeouts. He also batted .345 with 0 home runs. Emery Adams was an All-Star. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 251.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 28–25
ERA 4.57
WHIP 1.47
SO 192
Pitcher PIV -3284.9
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 171 lb
Born
10/10/1911 in Collierville, TN, USA
Died
1/22/1955 in New York, NY, USA
Awards
All-Star
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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Emery Adams — Batting
PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
314.0 299.0 40.0 101.0 13.0 3.0 2.0 17.0 9.0 2.0 4.0 .338 .359 .421 .780

Pitching

Emery Adams — Pitching
W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
29 33 66 31 24 0 488.0 433 295 48 24 174 174 0.89 1.24

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Emery Adams — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1935 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Listed seasons · 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — —

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Emery Adams — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching
Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1935 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.50
1947 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Listed seasons · 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.43

Career Pitching Statistics

Emery Adams — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
28 25 89 58 26 5 1 439.1 453 223 30 191 192 4.57 -3284.9

Career ERA 4.57 vs. league average 3.96 across their career seasons — 15.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Emery Adams Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1932 MRS NSL 4 3 11 10 4 0 0 65.1 71 30 24 29 4.13 4.13 (avg) -142.3
1937 MRS NAL 1 2 4 3 2 0 0 21.1 25 11 12 6 4.64 4.34 (-7%) -469.2
1938 MRS NAL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 8 5 1 1 11.25 — 0.0
1939 BEG NN2 1 1 6 3 2 0 0 21.1 22 17 10 9 7.17 4.28 (-67%) -626.7
1940 BEG NN2 12 5 25 15 9 2 1 136.1 122 48 50 71 3.17 4.21 (+25%) -201.2
1941 BEG NN2 7 3 16 13 8 3 0 86.2 70 28 38 30 2.91 3.94 (+26%) -673.5
1942 BEG NN2 2 3 14 6 0 0 0 51.0 42 23 30 21 4.06 3.57 (-14%) -985.8
1943 NBY NN2 1 4 8 5 0 0 0 32.0 66 49 21 11 13.78 3.50 (-294%) -993.8
1943 PS NN2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3.1 3 4 1 1 10.80 — 0.0
1945 NBY NN2 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 16.0 23 7 3 13 3.94 3.67 (-7%) 807.7
1946 NBY NN2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 1 1 0 4.50 — 0.0
Career · 11 seasons 28 25 89 58 26 5 1 439.1 453 223 191 192 4.57 — -3,285

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Emery Adams — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
152 342 47 118 16 5 0 42 4 16 8 .345 .374 .421 .795 251

Career AVG .345 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — +30.0% above league average.

Career OBP .374 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — +12.1% above league average.

Career SLG .421 vs. league average .375 across their career seasons — +12.3% above league average.

Career OPS .795 vs. league average .709 across their career seasons — +12.2% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Emery Adams Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1932 MRS NSL 20 48 7 19 1 1 0 5 1 1 0 .396 — — — — 0.0
1937 MRS NAL 4 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 — — — — 0.0
1938 MRS NAL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1939 BEG NN2 11 19 4 11 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 .579 — — — — 0.0
1940 BEG NN2 29 60 8 17 4 2 0 9 0 0 0 .283 .267 (+6%) .335 (-15%) .387 (+7%) .722 (-3%) -67.0
1941 BEG NN2 20 43 7 15 2 0 0 5 0 1 3 .349 — — — — 0.0
1942 BEG NN2 19 29 1 9 1 0 0 5 0 1 3 .310 — — — — 0.0
1943 NBY NN2 26 78 12 27 5 1 0 10 2 6 0 .346 .255 (+35%) .324 (+21%) .346 (+26%) .671 (+23%) 277.9
1943 PS NN2 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 — — — — 277.9
1945 NBY NN2 19 49 6 14 2 1 0 5 0 5 1 .286 — — — — 40.3
1946 NBY NN2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1947 NBY NN2 1 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 — — — — 0.0
Career · 12 seasons 152 342 47 118 16 5 0 42 4 16 8 .345 — — — — 529

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Emery Adams — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500

Playoff Batting by Year

Emery Adams — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1939 NLP1 BEG 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500

Playoff Career Pitching

Emery Adams — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 1 1 0 4.1 8 5 3 1 10.38

Playoff Pitching by Year

Emery Adams — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1939 NLP1 BEG 0 1 1 1 0 4.1 8 5 3 1 10.38

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Emery Adams — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home476261805.290
Away58145224406.303

Pitching — Home / Away

Emery Adams — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home32129.190743320.49
Away36191.21972178670.99

Last 10 Games — Batting

Emery Adams — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1947-07-20 NY5PH5L 000000000
1946-05-23 NY5HOML 000000000
1945-09-01 NY5PH5L 100000000
1945-08-20 NY5BLGL 100000000
1945-07-21 NY5PH5L 301000001
1945-07-12 NY5HOML 300000000
1945-07-04 NY5NW2L 100000000
1945-06-24 NY5NW2L 402000000
1945-06-17 NY5PH5L 100000000
1945-06-10 NY5BLGL 201000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Emery Adams — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1947-07-20 NY5PH5 — 0.1000000
1946-05-23 NY5HOM — 2.0120100
1945-07-04 NY5NW2 — 3.2660000
1945-05-06 NY5HOM — 2.0000000
1943-07-29 NY5PH5 — 3.2450000
1943-07-17 NY5PH5 — 1.1350201
1943-06-24 NY5PH5 L 4.211130520
1943-06-20 NY5BLG L 5.01190630
1943-05-29 NY5NW2 L 1.0430100
1943-05-25 NY5NW2 L 2.112110321

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Emery Adams — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 49 33 56 4 7 0
P 90 58 14 134 11 7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Emery Adams — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1932 MRS OF 8 3 7 1 0 0
1932 MRS P 11 10 4 17 2 1
1937 MRS P 4 3 1 9 1 0
1938 MRS P 1 0 0 2 0 0
1939 BEG OF 4 3 5 0 0 0
1939 BEG P 6 3 0 7 0 0
1940 BEG OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1940 BEG P 25 15 4 37 3 2
1941 BEG OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
1941 BEG P 16 13 4 33 2 3
1942 BEG OF 1 1 2 0 0 0
1942 BEG P 15 6 1 19 2 1
1943 NBY OF 20 16 26 3 3 0
1943 NBY P 8 5 0 4 1 0
1943 PS P 1 1 0 0 0 0
1945 NBY OF 13 9 13 0 4 0
1945 NBY P 2 2 0 4 0 0
1946 NBY P 1 0 0 2 0 0
1947 NBY OF 1 1 2 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Emery Adams Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 90
Left Field 9
Center Field 5
Right Field 35

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  2. 85
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  3. 77
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  4. 75
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  5. 75
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  6. 75
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Emery Adams: the record in brief

The season rows for Emery Adams begin in 1932. Adams played for the Memphis Red Sox (1932 to 1938), the Baltimore Elite Giants (1939 to 1942), the New York Black Yankees (1943 through 1947), and the Philadelphia Stars (1943). Born on October 10, 1911, in Collierville, TN, USA, Adams is listed as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. Size on record: 171 pounds on a 5-foot-11 frame. Adams's death is recorded on January 22, 1955, in New York, NY, USA.

Adams pitched in 89 games, starting 58, and finished with a 28-25 record and 4.57 ERA. The same table counts 192 strikeouts, 26 complete games, and 5 shutouts. Against a 3.96 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.57 mark was 15.5% worse. 1940 brought Adams a season-high 12 wins. In 1941, one of the busiest seasons, Adams posted a 2.91 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.94.

Frequently Asked Questions about Emery Adams

Was Emery Adams a pitcher?
Yes. Emery Adams pitched in the major leagues, recording 28 wins and 192 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Emery Adams hit?
Emery Adams hit 0 career home runs with 118 hits.
What was Emery Adams's career batting average?
Emery Adams batted .345 over his career, with 118 hits in 342 at bats.
How many RBI did Emery Adams have?
Emery Adams drove in 42 runs in his career.
What was Emery Adams's career ERA?
Emery Adams finished with a 4.57 career ERA, going 28-25 with 192 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Emery Adams have?
Emery Adams recorded 192 career strikeouts.