Nate Andrews vs. Bob James — Career Comparison

Nate Andrews
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nate Andrews 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. Nate Andrews posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.337 compared to 3.8 and 1.371 for Bob James. By the career numbers, Nate Andrews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nate Andrews and Bob James

Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
1.48
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.13
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.48
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.63
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.57
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.16
43.16
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.38
76.38
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.58
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.46
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
3.8
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2320
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
773.1
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
798
9.29
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.34
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.86
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.75
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
3.47
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
2.51
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.585
0.585
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.2
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3307
38.49
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
38.81
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.15
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
4.07
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
4.29
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.337
1.337
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3062
35.64
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Nate Andrews and Bob James

Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1221
27
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
9
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.04
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.95
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.66
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.71
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.23
85.23
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.677
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nate Andrews and Bob James

Nate Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
128
272.34
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
282
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
510.64
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
74.47
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
63.83
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.64
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.64
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.21
19.59
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
19.6
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
85.11
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
123.4
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.02
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
34.04
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
51.06
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.6
16.16
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
14.28
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
48.94
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
140.43
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
40.43
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.26
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA