Jose Cano vs. Bob James — Career Comparison

Jose Cano
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jose Cano 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.8 and WHIP 1.371 compared to 5.09 and 1.435 for Jose Cano. By the career numbers, Bob James had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Cano and Bob James

Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.35
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
48
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.09
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.8
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
9.39
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.34
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.86
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
3.47
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.13
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.652
0.652
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
38.74
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
38.81
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.09
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.348
1.348
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
35.22
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.74
38.74
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Jose Cano and Bob James

Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.35
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.62
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.04
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.29
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
1.95
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.66
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.23
85.23
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Cano and Bob James

Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
19.6
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.65
-65.33
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
14.28
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
500
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
428.57
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
1.2
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
1.4
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA