What years did Willie Adams play?

Willie Adams played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1919.

Was Willie Adams a pitcher?

Yes. Willie Adams pitched in the major leagues, recording 8 wins and 74 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Willie Adams hit?

Willie Adams hit 0 career home runs with 9 hits.

Willie Adams

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1912-1919)

W–L 8–16

ERA 4.37

WHIP 1.57

SO 74

Pitcher PIV -6492.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 180 lb
Born: 9/27/1890 in Clearfield, PA, USA
Died: 6/18/1937 in Albany, NY, USA
MLB Debut: 1912-06-30
Last Game: 1919-09-06

Full name: James Irvin Adams

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
8	16	65	21	8	0	2	284.3	303	138	8	144	74	4.37	-6492.5

Career ERA 4.37 vs. league average 3.05 across their career seasons — 43.4% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1912	SLA	AL	2	3	13	5	0	0	46.3	50	20	19	16	3.88	3.36 (-16%)	-202.3
1913	SLA	AL	0	0	4	0	0	0	9.0	12	10	4	5	10.00	3.07 (-226%)	0.0
1914	PTF	FL	1	1	15	2	1	2	55.3	70	23	22	14	3.74	2.93 (-28%)	-1680.1
1918	PHA	AL	5	12	32	14	7	0	169.0	164	83	97	39	4.42	2.83 (-56%)	-4610.1
1919	PHA	AL	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.7	7	2	2	0	3.86	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			8	16	65	21	8	2	284.1	303	138	144	74	4.37	—	-6,493

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
65	88	4	9	1	1	0	2	0	3	27	.102	.132	.136	.268	-410

Career AVG .102 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 60.7% below league average.

Career OBP .132 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 59.4% below league average.

Career SLG .136 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — 60.3% below league average.

Career OPS .268 vs. league average .669 across their career seasons — 59.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1912	SLA	AL	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1913	SLA	AL	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1914	PTF	FL	15	15	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	.067	—	—	—	—	0.0
1918	PHA	AL	32	57	3	8	1	0	2	2	16	.140	.255 (-45%)	.318 (-47%)	.326 (-52%)	.645 (-49%)	-410.2
1919	PHA	AL	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			65	88	4	9	1	1	2	3	27	.102	—	—	—	—	-410

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	34	44	1	5	0	1	.114
Away	31	45	3	4	0	1	.089

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	34	150.0	156	65	75	43	3.90
Away	31	134.2	147	76	69	29	5.08

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SO
1919-09-06	PHA	BOS	L	2	0	0	0	0	1
1918-08-26	PHA	CLE	L	4	0	3	1	1	0
1918-08-22	PHA	CHW	W	3	0	0	0	0	0
1918-08-19	PHA	DET	W	0	0	0	0	0	0
1918-08-15	PHA	SLA	L	2	0	0	0	0	2
1918-08-13	PHA	MIN	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1918-08-11	PHA	MIN	L	2	0	0	0	0	2
1918-08-07	PHA	SLA	L	3	0	0	0	0	0
1918-08-04	PHA	CHW	L	4	1	2	0	0	0
1918-07-31	PHA	CLE	L	1	0	0	0	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1919-09-06	PHA	BOS	—	4.2	7	2	2	2	0	1
1918-08-26	PHA	CLE	L	9.0	11	5	5	9	4	0
1918-08-22	PHA	CHW	W	9.0	6	2	0	3	3	0
1918-08-19	PHA	DET	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1918-08-15	PHA	SLA	—	6.0	5	4	4	4	0	0
1918-08-13	PHA	MIN	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1918-08-11	PHA	MIN	L	8.0	6	3	3	3	0	0
1918-08-07	PHA	SLA	L	7.0	5	4	3	3	1	0
1918-08-04	PHA	CHW	L	8.0	12	7	5	1	0	0
1918-07-31	PHA	CLE	L	3.0	5	7	7	6	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	65	0	9	71	3	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1912	SLA	P	13	0	8	1	0
1913	SLA	P	4	0	1	0	0
1914	PTF	P	15	4	11	1	0
1918	PHA	P	32	5	50	1	2
1919	PHA	P	1	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	65

Frequently Asked Questions about Willie Adams

What years did Willie Adams play?: Willie Adams played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1919.
Was Willie Adams a pitcher?: Yes. Willie Adams pitched in the major leagues, recording 8 wins and 74 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Willie Adams hit?: Willie Adams hit 0 career home runs with 9 hits.