Paul Clemens vs. Bill James — Career Comparison

Paul Clemens
MillenialSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill James
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bill James posted a stronger line than Paul Clemens. Bill James posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.28 vs 4.89) and WHIP (1.233 vs 1.500). 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 Paul Clemens and Bill James

Paul Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
3.51
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.4
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.01
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.01
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.43
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.61
Paul Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.69
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.35
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.79
63.79
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.79
28.79
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.62
72.62
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.73
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Paul Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
4.89
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.28
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
508
27
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1625
27
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
169.1
9
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541.2
9
Paul Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
9.67
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
7.79
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.67
9.67
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.79
7.79
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.86
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Paul Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
3.72
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
3.31
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
6.27
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
4.2
Paul Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Paul Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.835
0.835
Paul Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.28
Paul Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.37
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.37
Paul Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
40.13
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2217
36.84
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.74
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Paul Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
5.69
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.26
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.43
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Paul Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.69
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.488
1.488
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
35.5
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1996
33.16
Paul Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Paul Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.13
40.13
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84

Fielding Stats for Paul Clemens and Bill James

Paul Clemens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
3.51
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
Paul Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.01
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
27
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169.1
9
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.96
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
Paul Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.28
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.17
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
Paul Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.45
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.917
Paul Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.79
28.79
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Paul Clemens and Bill James

Paul Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
1721.74
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
251.43
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
21
547.83
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
568.57
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
131.43
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.29
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.29
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.04
-1.09
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.16
34.74
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
145.71
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
140
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
51.43
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.71
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
77.14
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.21
-57.62
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.98
39.94
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.86
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
286.96
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
125.71
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.77
4.77
Paul Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
22.86
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Paul Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100