Emery Adams

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

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

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

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

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

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

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
28 25 89 58 26 5 1 439.3 453 223 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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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 65.3 71 30 24 29 4.13 4.13 (avg) -142.3
1937 MRS NAL 1 2 4 3 2 0 0 21.3 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 21.3 22 17 10 9 7.17 4.28 (-67%) -626.7
1940 BEG NN2 12 5 25 15 9 2 1 136.3 122 48 50 71 3.17 4.21 (+25%) -201.2
1941 BEG NN2 7 3 16 13 8 3 0 86.7 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 3.3 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

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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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

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

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

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 1 1 0 4.3 8 5 3 1 10.38

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 4.3 8 5 3 1 10.38

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (173 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home476261805.290
Away58145224406.303

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home32129.190743320.49
Away36191.21972178670.99

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

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

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

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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Position Games
Pitcher 90
Left Field 9
Center Field 5
Right Field 35

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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.