Chris Archer vs. Bob James — Career Comparison

Chris Archer
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Archer 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 walk avoidance (BB%+ 118 vs 86), strikeout rate (K%+ 121 vs 108), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 110 vs 101). Role difference aside, Bob James holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Chris Archer and Bob James

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
1.61
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.42
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.59
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.57
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.45
41.45
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
592
3.93
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.8
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
8.17
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
8.34
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.34
8.34
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
1.09
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.86
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
3.16
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
3.47
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
9.64
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
7.52
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.52
7.52
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.221
1.221
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.48
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5723
37.96
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
38.81
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
654
4.34
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.65
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5152
34.17
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Chris Archer and Bob James

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
1.61
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.4
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.74
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.04
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.23
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.95
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.14
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.66
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.47
92.47
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.23
85.23
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.708
0.708
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Archer and Bob James

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
245
1689.66
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
551.72
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
55.17
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
48.28
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.9
6.18
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
19.6
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
62.07
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
82.76
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
20.69
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
48.28
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.49
-17.14
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
14.28
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
262.07
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.29
2.29
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.69
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA