James Atkins vs. Jim Elam — Career Comparison

James Atkins
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Elam
Greatest GenerationVirginiaNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, James Atkins and Jim Elam are fairly close on the surface numbers. James Atkins posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.6 vs 6.39) and WHIP (1.733 vs 2.161). Jim Elam had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.29 per nine innings vs 0.6). By the career numbers, James Atkins had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for James Atkins and Jim Elam

James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.4
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.61
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.74
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.6
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
6.39
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
9
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
9
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
13.35
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.35
13.35
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.6
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
6.1
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.19
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.032
1.032
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.58
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
42
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
46.45
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.2
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.87
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.8
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.87
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.58
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.733
1.733
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.161
2.161
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
34.8
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
39.48
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
42
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.45
46.45

Fielding Stats for James Atkins and Jim Elam

James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.73
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.64
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
9
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.91
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.45
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.82
81.82
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Atkins and Jim Elam

James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
480
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
415.38
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.962
0.962
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
230.77
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
88.74
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
128.38
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
276.92
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
276.92
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.962
0.962
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.92
110.35
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
134.74
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA