William Bell vs. Mike James — Career Comparison

William Bell
UnknownPhiladelphia GiantsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher
Mike James
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

William Bell built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike James as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. William Bell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.85 and WHIP 1.353 compared to 3.67 and 1.436 for Mike James. By the career numbers, William Bell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for William Bell and Mike James

William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.06
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
8.25
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.46
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.4
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.85
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.67
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
942
27
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
9
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
10.06
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
8.17
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.06
10.06
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.86
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
4.27
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.49
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
7.08
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.261
1.261
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.77
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
38.38
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1366
39.15
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.46
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
4.24
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.13
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.54
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.97
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.382
1.382
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
34.68
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1163
33.33
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.15
39.15

Fielding Stats for William Bell and Mike James

William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
8.25
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.04
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
942
27
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
9
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.87
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.56
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.15
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.77
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.58
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.42
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.58
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.191
0.191
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for William Bell and Mike James

William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
86700
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
514.29
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
54.76
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
47.47
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA