How Bob James's Batting Average Compares to Similar Players
Bob James posted a career Batting Average of .191, well below the league average of .262 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Batting Average season came in 1983, posting .286, near the league average of .263 that year. The lowest point came in 1984 at .143, well below the league average of .264 that year. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batting Average profile — ranging from .143 to .286 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Bob James Lifetime Batting Average and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batting Average for Bob James
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| Career | 0.191 | 21 | 21 | 0.667 |
| Season Avg. | 0.191 | 2.63 | 2.63 | 0.667 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.191 | 12.19 | 12.19 | 0.667 |
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Bob James Batting Average Per Season
Bob James's Batting Average for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Bob James Batting Average by Team
Bob James's career Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bob James Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Bob James's career Batting Average shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Bob James Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Bob James's seasonal Batting Average 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.
Bob James Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Bob James's MLB career with Batting Average 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.
