How Bob James's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Bob James posted a career ERA of 3.8, near the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 1985, posting 2.13, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.9 that year. The highest point came in 1979 at 13.5, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.86 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 2.13 in 1985 to 5.25 in 1986 and 4.67 in 1987. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.13 to 13.5 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Bob James Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Bob James
| Bob James
ERA | Bob James
Component ERA | Bob James
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 3.8 | 3.61 | 3.86 |
| Season Avg. | 3.8 | 3.61 | 3.86 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.8 | 3.61 | 3.86 |
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Bob James ERA Per Season
Bob James's ERA 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 ERA by Team
Bob James's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bob James ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Bob James's career ERA 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 ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Bob James's seasonal ERA 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 ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Bob James's MLB career with ERA 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.
