Charles Childs vs. Bob James — Career Comparison

Charles Childs
UnknownKansas City Royal GiantsWestern League (Independent)Starting Pitcher
Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Charles Childs 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. Charles Childs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2 and WHIP 0.889 compared to 3.8 and 1.371 for Bob James. By the career numbers, Charles Childs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charles Childs and Bob James

Charles Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Charles Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Charles Childs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Charles Childs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Charles Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Charles Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
48
Charles Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Charles Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Charles Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
3.8
Charles Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Charles Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Charles Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Charles Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Charles Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Charles Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Charles Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
8.34
Charles Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.34
8.34
Charles Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.86
Charles Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Charles Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Charles Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
3.47
Charles Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Charles Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Charles Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Charles Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Charles Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Charles Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Charles Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Charles Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Charles Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Charles Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
37
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
38.81
Charles Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Charles Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
4.29
Charles Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Charles Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Charles Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Charles Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Charles Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Charles Childs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
37
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Charles Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Charles Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Charles Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
37
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Charles Childs and Bob James

Charles Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Charles Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Charles Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Charles Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Charles Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Charles Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Charles Childs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.04
Charles Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Charles Childs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
1.95
Charles Childs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.66
Charles Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.23
85.23
Charles Childs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Charles Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Charles Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Charles Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Childs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charles Childs and Bob James

Charles Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Charles Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Charles Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Charles Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Charles Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Charles Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Charles Childs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Charles Childs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Charles Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
112.34
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
19.6
Charles Childs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Charles Childs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Charles Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Charles Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Charles Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Charles Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Charles Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Charles Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Charles Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Charles Childs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Charles Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
131.7
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
14.28
Charles Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Charles Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
1.4
Charles Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Childs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Childs
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA