Who is the better baseball player Bill James or Paul Waner? 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. Paul Waner 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
Paul Waner
Bats
Right
Left
Throws
Right
Left
Position
Starting Pitcher
Right Field
Generation
The Lost Generation
The Greatest Generation
Hall of Fame
No
Yes
Fielding Stats for Bill James and Paul Waner
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
7.71
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
19
7.71
Career
162 Game Avg.
84
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2361
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
25.07
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5513
25.07
Career
162 Game Avg.
148
285.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
270
285.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
17
32.79
Career
162 Game Avg.
144
32.79
Career
162 Game Avg.
178
343.29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5927
343.29
Career
162 Game Avg.
161
310.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5783
310.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
90.45
90.45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.57
90.45
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.917
1.917
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.449
1.917
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
17.36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
105
17.36
Hitting Stats for Bill James and Paul Waner
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
88
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2549
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
210
387
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
10762
387
Career
162 Game Avg.
199
366
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9459
366
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.231
0.231
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.333
0.231
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.529
0.529
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.889
0.529
Career
162 Game Avg.
46
85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3152
85
Career
162 Game Avg.
41
75
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2243
75
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
605
9
Bill James
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
191
0
Bill James
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
113
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
909
9
Bill James
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.012
0
Bill James
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.036
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
12.16
22.38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1838.28
22.38
Career
162 Game Avg.
51
94
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4478
94
Career
162 Game Avg.
49
90
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4281
90
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.233
0.233
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.398
0.233
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.256
0.256
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.473
0.256
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.49
0.49
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.871
0.49
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.025
0.025
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.14
0.025
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.169
0.169
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.297
0.169
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.366
0.366
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.888
0.366
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.297
0.297
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.339
0.297
Career
162 Game Avg.
18
33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1627
33
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1309
17
Career
162 Game Avg.
27
50
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2823
50
Career
162 Game Avg.
13.98
25.74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1940.95
25.74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
38
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1091
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
44
81
Career
162 Game Avg.
376
81
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.77
4.77
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
28.62
4.77
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.05
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.9
0.05
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
174
15
Bill James
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
127
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
104
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
104
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
100
100
Career
162 Game Avg.
100
100