Don Cardwell vs. Bob James — Career Comparison

Don Cardwell
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Don Cardwell 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 76), strikeout rate (K%+ 121 vs 87), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 110 vs 87). Role difference aside, Bob James holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Don Cardwell and Bob James

Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410
1.74
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
1.28
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
0.43
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
0.59
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.57
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.5
42.5
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.41
73.41
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.31
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
3.92
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.8
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6368
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2122.2
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2009
8.52
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.34
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
0.95
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.86
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
2.85
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
3.47
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.34
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1211
5.13
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.29
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.42
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.38
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8949
37.94
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
38.81
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.19
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1044
4.43
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8173
34.65
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Don Cardwell and Bob James

Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410
1.74
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
1.28
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6366
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2122
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.7
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.62
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
1.67
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.04
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
583
2.47
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.95
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
2.37
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.66
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.71
95.71
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.23
85.23
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.361
1.361
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.41
73.41
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Cardwell and Bob James

Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
325.85
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
766
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
698
546.74
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
73.63
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
53.26
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.83
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.75
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
20.37
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.39
25.37
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
19.6
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
118.28
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
97.91
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
34.46
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
41.51
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
64.23
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.09
8.68
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
14.28
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.7
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
19.58
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
340
266.32
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
26.63
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.35
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Cardwell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
7.83
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.57
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.35
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Cardwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA