How Bill James's Games Finished Compares to Similar Players
Bill James totaled 29 career Games Finished, above the starting pitcher average of 24.3 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His best Games Finished season came in 1914, posting 7, near the starting pitcher average of 6.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1911 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.8 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Games Finished total went from 5 in 1917 to 1 in 1918 and 4 in 1919, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Games Finished profile — ranging from 0 to 7 — though the career average remained above league norms.
Bill James Lifetime Games Finished
Stats similar to Games Finished for Bill James
| Bill James
Games Finished |
|---|
| Career | 29 |
| Season Avg. | 3.63 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 23.14 |
| More Info | See More |
Bill James Games Finished Per Season
Bill James's Games Finished for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Bill James Games Finished by Team
Bill James's career Games Finished totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bill James Cumulative Games Finished — Career Progression
A running total of Bill James's career Games Finished, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Bill James Games Finished Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Bill James's seasonal Games Finished alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Bill James Games Finished — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Bill James's MLB career with Games Finished alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
