How Bob James's Chances Accepted Compares to Similar Players

Bob James totaled 75 career Chances Accepted, well below the league average of 1,085.8 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Chances Accepted season came in 1985, posting 20, well below the league average of 171.4 that year. The lowest point came in 1979 at 0, well below the league average of 177.7 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Chances Accepted total went from 20 in 1985 to 9 in 1986 and 12 in 1987, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Chances Accepted profile — ranging from 0 to 20 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Bob James Lifetime Chances Accepted

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Bob James Chances Accepted Per Season

Bob James's Chances Accepted 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 Chances Accepted per season line chart

Bob James Chances Accepted by Team

Bob James's career Chances Accepted totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bob James career Chances Accepted by team bar chart

Bob James Cumulative Chances Accepted — Career Progression

A running total of Bob James's career Chances Accepted, 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.
Bob James Chances Accepted year-over-year waterfall chart

Bob James Chances Accepted Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bob James's seasonal Chances Accepted 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 Chances Accepted distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bob James Chances Accepted — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bob James's MLB career with Chances Accepted 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.
Bob James Chances Accepted season-by-season breakdown table