Russ Christopher vs. Bob James — Career Comparison

Russ Christopher
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Russ Christopher 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. Russ Christopher posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.37 and WHIP 1.330 compared to 3.8 and 1.371 for Bob James. By the career numbers, Russ Christopher had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Russ Christopher and Bob James

Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
2.17
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.87
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.49
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.58
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.57
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.76
45.76
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.25
40.25
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.41
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.32
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
3.37
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
3.8
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2999
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
999.2
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
931
8.38
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.34
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.38
8.38
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.34
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.86
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
3.59
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.47
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
3.82
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.823
0.823
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.24
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4247
38.24
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
38.81
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.01
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
3.97
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
4.29
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3821
34.4
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Russ Christopher and Bob James

Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1221
27
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
9
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.04
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.95
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.66
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.84
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.23
85.23
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.689
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Russ Christopher and Bob James

Russ Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
242
416.05
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
316
543.27
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
85.96
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
63.61
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.75
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.16
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.44
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.35
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.17
26.08
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
19.6
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
120.34
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
115.19
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
29.23
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
37.82
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
63.61
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.28
19.39
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
14.28
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
29.23
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
163.32
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Christopher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
27.51
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.44
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Christopher
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA