Gene Collins vs. Bob James — Career Comparison

Gene Collins
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gene Collins 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.8 and WHIP 1.371 compared to 5.21 and 1.829 for Gene Collins. By the career numbers, Bob James had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Collins and Bob James

Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.78
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.18
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.59
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.59
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.57
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
48
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.59
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.21
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.8
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.189
0.189
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.39
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
8.34
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.39
6.39
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.34
8.34
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.86
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
10.07
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.47
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
10.07
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
7.52
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.07
10.07
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.52
7.52
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.237
2.237
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.221
1.221
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.36
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.83
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.38
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
45.47
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1755
38.81
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
7.7
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.7
7.7
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.71
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.6
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.829
1.829
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
33.87
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1533
33.9
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.47
45.47
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Gene Collins and Bob James

Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.78
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.18
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.25
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.04
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.47
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.29
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.84
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
1.95
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.37
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.66
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.23
85.23
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Collins and Bob James

Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
20
342.86
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
531.43
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
85.71
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.14
70.92
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
19.6
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
188.57
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
205.71
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
85.71
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.3
73.77
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
14.28
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
1.4
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA