Larry Cheney vs. Bill James — Career Comparison

Larry Cheney
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill James
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Larry Cheney and Bill James are fairly close on the surface numbers. Bill James had the edge in ERA (2.28 vs 2.7). 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 Larry Cheney and Bill James

Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
1.5
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.4
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.08
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.01
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.55
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.61
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.48
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.35
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.7
53.7
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.79
63.79
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.88
71.88
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.62
72.62
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
0.63
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.73
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
564
2.7
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.28
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5644
27
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1625
27
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1881.1
9
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
541.2
9
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1605
7.68
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
7.79
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.79
7.79
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.17
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.23
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
733
3.51
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
3.31
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
926
4.43
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
4.2
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.835
0.835
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.57
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.28
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.28
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.37
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7865
37.62
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2217
36.84
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.3
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.33
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
784
3.75
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.26
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7073
33.84
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1996
33.16
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.62
37.62
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84

Fielding Stats for Larry Cheney and Bill James

Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.36
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.45
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.771
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.917
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Cheney and Bill James

Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
316
273.2
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
88
251.43
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694
600
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
210
600
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
617
533.43
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
199
568.57
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.527
0.527
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
99.42
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
131.43
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
77.81
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
14.7
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.29
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.05
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
21.61
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.29
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38.88
33.61
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.16
34.74
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
128.82
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
145.71
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
139.19
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
140
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.484
0.484
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
39.77
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
51.43
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
36.31
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
9
25.71
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
75.22
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
77.14
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38.81
33.56
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13.98
39.94
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.32
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.86
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
35.45
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
179
154.76
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
125.71
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
3.88
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.77
4.77
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
26.8
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
8
22.86
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.59
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.73
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
4.32
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100