Mason Black vs. Bill James — Career Comparison

Mason Black
Gen ZPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill James
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bill James posted a stronger line than Mason Black. Bill James posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.2 vs 6.47) and WHIP (1.431 vs 1.636). By the career numbers, Bill James 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 Mason Black and Bill James

Mason Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mason Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.23
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
1.55
Mason Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.79
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.12
Mason Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.5
Mason Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.12
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.54
Mason Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Mason Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.41
72.41
Mason Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.52
Mason Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Mason Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Mason Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
6.47
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
3.2
Mason Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Mason Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.73
6.73
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Mason Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Mason Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Mason Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
27
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3539
27
Mason Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.1
9
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179.2
9
Mason Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
11.38
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1110
8.47
Mason Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.38
11.38
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Mason Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.01
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Mason Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Mason Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Mason Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.35
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
4.41
Mason Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mason Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Mason Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
8.03
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
3.11
Mason Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Mason Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Mason Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.836
0.836
Mason Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.24
Mason Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.67
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.37
Mason Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Mason Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
41.95
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4958
37.83
Mason Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.22
Mason Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.92
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
4.26
Mason Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Mason Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mason Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mason Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mason Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.431
1.431
Mason Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
37.49
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4332
33.05
Mason Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Mason Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Mason Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.95
41.95
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83

Fielding Stats for Mason Black and Bill James

Mason Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Mason Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.23
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
Mason Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.79
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mason Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
27
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mason Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.1
9
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mason Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Mason Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
Mason Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Mason Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.89
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
Mason Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.89
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
Mason Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Mason Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.138
Mason Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mason Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Mason Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mason Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mason Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mason Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mason Black and Bill James

Mason Black
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mason Black
Career
Per 600 PA
10
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
294.92
Mason Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
413
600
Mason Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
520.1
Mason Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mason Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.436
0.436
Mason Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
74.09
Mason Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
63.92
Mason Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.72
Mason Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.45
Mason Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mason Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.17
Mason Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Mason Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mason Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mason Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.08
19
Mason Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
85.71
Mason Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
117.68
Mason Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Mason Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Mason Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Mason Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Mason Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Mason Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Mason Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Mason Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
36.32
Mason Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.43
Mason Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
53.75
Mason Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.26
13.45
Mason Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.36
Mason Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
39.23
Mason Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mason Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
138
200.48
Mason Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.99
2.99
Mason Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mason Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
36.32
Mason Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mason Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mason Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.45
Mason Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.91
Mason Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.36
Mason Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33