How Bob James's Range Factor Compares to Similar Players
Bob James posted a career Range Factor of .269, well below the league average of 3.1 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Range Factor season came in 1983, posting .516, well below the league average of 3.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1979 at .000, well below the league average of 3.22 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from .290 in 1985 to .184 in 1986 and .279 in 1987. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Range Factor profile — ranging from .000 to .516 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Bob James Lifetime Range Factor
Stats similar to Range Factor for Bob James
| Bob James
Range Factor |
|---|
| Career | 0.269 |
| Season Avg. | 0.269 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.269 |
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Bob James Range Factor Per Season
Bob James's Range Factor 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 Range Factor by Team
Bob James's career Range Factor totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bob James Range Factor Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Bob James's career Range Factor 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 Range Factor Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Bob James's seasonal Range Factor 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 Range Factor — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Bob James's MLB career with Range Factor 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.
