Tyler Anderson vs. Bob James — Career Comparison

Tyler Anderson
MillenialNevadaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tyler Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob James as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob James led in strikeout rate (K%+ 121 vs 86), home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 86), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 110 vs 87). Role difference aside, Bob James holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Tyler Anderson and Bob James

Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.65
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.59
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.44
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.51
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.27
46.27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.54
96.54
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
4.3
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.8
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3777
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1259
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1217
8.7
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.34
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
1.32
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.86
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
2.97
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
3.47
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
7.47
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.47
7.47
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.29
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.28
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5346
38.22
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
38.81
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
641
4.58
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.22
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.32
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.6
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4816
34.43
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Tyler Anderson and Bob James

Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.65
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.59
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3777
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1259
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.47
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.12
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.04
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
1.68
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.95
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
1.59
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.66
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.47
94.47
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.23
85.23
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.961
0.961
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.54
96.54
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tyler Anderson and Bob James

Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
234
763.04
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
515.22
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
48.91
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
42.39
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.52
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.52
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.01
13.07
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
19.6
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
68.48
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
81.52
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
35.87
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
16.3
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
45.65
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.47
-8.04
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
14.28
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.26
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
29.35
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
306.52
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.96
1.96
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
52.17
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.78
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA