How Bob James's Home Runs Compares to Similar Players
Bob James totaled 39 career Home Runs, well above the relief pitcher average of 26.4 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Home Runs season came in 1979, posting 0, well below the relief pitcher average of 5.1 that year. The highest point came in 1987 at 10, well above the relief pitcher average of 6.9 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Home Runs total went from 5 in 1985 to 8 in 1986 and 10 in 1987, rising over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Home Runs profile — ranging from 0 to 10 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Bob James Lifetime Home Runs and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Home Runs for Bob James
| Bob James
Home Runs | Bob James
Home Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings | Bob James
Home Runs Allowed per Game |
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| Career | 39 | 0.86 | 0.14 |
| Season Avg. | 4.88 | 0.86 | 0.14 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 22.65 | 0.86 | 0.14 |
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Bob James Home Runs Per Season
Bob James's Home Runs 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 Home Runs by Team
Bob James's career Home Runs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bob James Cumulative Home Runs — Career Progression
A running total of Bob James's career Home Runs, 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 Home Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Bob James's seasonal Home Runs 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 Home Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Bob James's MLB career with Home Runs 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.
