Bill Champion vs. Bob James — Career Comparison

Bill Champion
Baby BoomersNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Champion 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 strikeout rate (K%+ 121 vs 74), walk avoidance (BB%+ 118 vs 79), and run prevention (ERA+ 111 vs 77). Role difference aside, Bob James holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bill Champion and Bob James

Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
2.26
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.14
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.38
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.56
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.48
40.48
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.5
50.5
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.15
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
419
4.69
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.8
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2413
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
804.1
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
873
9.77
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.34
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.77
9.77
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.72
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.86
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
3.96
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.47
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.39
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
4.03
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.888
0.888
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.39
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.15
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3538
39.59
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1755
38.81
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.26
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
5.04
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.36
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.3
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.43
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.526
1.526
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3112
34.82
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.59
39.59
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Bill Champion and Bob James

Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
2.26
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.14
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2415
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
805
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.72
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.62
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.53
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.04
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
2.35
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.95
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
2.25
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.66
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.71
95.71
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.23
85.23
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.995
0.995
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.5
50.5
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.15
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Champion and Bob James

Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
204
1122.94
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
544.95
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
77.06
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
60.55
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.51
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.35
18.42
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
19.6
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
104.59
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
88.07
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.52
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
27.52
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
49.54
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.82
4.49
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
14.28
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
214.68
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.79
2.79
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
44.04
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.5
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA