Matthew Bowman vs. Bill James — Career Comparison

Matthew Bowman
MillenialMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill James
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill James built a career as a starting pitcher and Matthew Bowman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill James posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.28 and WHIP 1.233 compared to 4.38 and 1.350 for Matthew Bowman. By the career numbers, Bill James had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matthew Bowman and Bill James

Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.64
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.4
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.01
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.61
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.52
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.35
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.79
63.79
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.62
72.62
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.73
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
4.38
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.28
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
722
27
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1625
27
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
240.2
9
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541.2
9
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
230
8.6
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
7.79
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.79
7.79
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.9
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.1
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
3.31
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
7.25
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
4.2
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.151
1.151
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.835
0.835
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.28
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.41
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.37
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
38.89
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2217
36.84
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.94
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
4.79
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.26
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.71
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.301
1.301
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
34.85
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1996
33.16
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84

Fielding Stats for Matthew Bowman and Bill James

Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.64
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
722
27
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240.2
9
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.75
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.98
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.92
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.73
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.59
93.59
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.45
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.917
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matthew Bowman and Bill James

Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
27840
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
88
251.43
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
568.57
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
131.43
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.29
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.29
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.16
34.74
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
145.71
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
140
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
51.43
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.71
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
77.14
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.25
-29.79
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.98
39.94
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.86
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
44
125.71
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
4.77
4.77
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
22.86
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100