How Bill James's Innings Pitched Compares to Similar Players
Bill James totaled 1,179 career Innings Pitched, well above the starting pitcher average of 772.4 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Innings Pitched season came in 1914, posting 284, well above the starting pitcher average of 150.3 that year. The lowest point came in 1912 at 13, well below the starting pitcher average of 110.5 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Innings Pitched total went from 198 in 1917 to 122 in 1918 and 121 in 1919, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Innings Pitched profile — ranging from 13 to 284 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Bill James Lifetime Innings Pitched and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Innings Pitched for Bill James
| Bill James
Innings Pitched | Bill James
Pitched Outs |
|---|
| Career | 1179.2 | 3539 |
| Season Avg. | 147.5 | 442.38 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 941.4 | 2824.23 |
| More Info | See More | See More |
Bill James Innings Pitched Per Season
Bill James's Innings Pitched 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 Innings Pitched by Team
Bill James's career Innings Pitched totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bill James Cumulative Innings Pitched — Career Progression
A running total of Bill James's career Innings Pitched, 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 Innings Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Bill James's seasonal Innings Pitched 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 Innings Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Bill James's MLB career with Innings Pitched 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.
