Who is the better baseball player Bill James or Pie Traynor? It is a simple question that does not always have a simple answer.
I assume that if you are here, you have questions about who is best in your match up or you need help changing someone's mind.
I can't guarantee it will work, but good luck nonetheless.
If you are less interested in a Bill James vs. Pie Traynor comparison and are more interested to see if one is tracking the other,
then you are in luck! Click the “View Charts” link in the stat box to see how they compare over their careers. The data
table and charts on these pages visualize how each player has progressed through their careers. They also summarizes both
players' career performance.
Bill James
Pie Traynor
Bats
Switch
Right
Throws
Right
Right
Position
Starting Pitcher
Third Base
Generation
The Lost Generation
The Lost Generation
Hall of Fame
No
Yes
Fielding Stats for Bill James and Pie Traynor
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
6.38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
6.38
Career
162 Game Avg.
203
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1914
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
50
39.9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2390
39.9
Career
162 Game Avg.
384
306.44
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3672
306.44
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
31
24.74
Career
162 Game Avg.
348
24.74
Career
162 Game Avg.
465
371.08
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6410
371.08
Career
162 Game Avg.
434
346.35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6062
346.35
Career
162 Game Avg.
93.33
93.33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
94.57
93.33
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.138
2.138
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.167
2.138
Career
162 Game Avg.
15
11.97
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
318
11.97
Hitting Stats for Bill James and Pie Traynor
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
203
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1941
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
413
330
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8293
330
Career
162 Game Avg.
358
286
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7559
286
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.142
0.142
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.32
0.142
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.436
0.436
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.816
0.436
Career
162 Game Avg.
51
41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2416
41
Career
162 Game Avg.
44
35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1823
35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
371
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
164
1
Bill James
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
58
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
593
6
Bill James
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.008
0
Bill James
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.024
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
13.08
10.44
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1184.13
10.44
Career
162 Game Avg.
59
47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3289
47
Career
162 Game Avg.
81
65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2919
65
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.196
0.196
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.352
0.196
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.165
0.165
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.435
0.165
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.361
0.361
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.787
0.361
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.022
0.022
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.115
0.022
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.129
0.129
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.129
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.291
0.291
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.754
0.291
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.223
0.223
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.326
0.223
Career
162 Game Avg.
25
20
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1183
20
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1273
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
30
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2398
30
Career
162 Game Avg.
9.36
7.47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1313.61
7.47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
31
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
27
22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
472
22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
129
103
Career
162 Game Avg.
278
103
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.2
3.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29.83
3.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.21
0.21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.7
0.21
Career
162 Game Avg.
25
20
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
231
20
Bill James
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
47
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
158
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
46
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
204
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
33.33
33.33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
77.45
33.33