Phil Collins vs. Bob James — Career Comparison

Phil Collins
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Phil 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 4.66 and 1.539 for Phil 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 Phil Collins and Bob James

Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
1.98
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.96
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.54
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.58
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.57
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.48
48.48
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
48
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.29
48.29
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.43
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
686
4.66
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.8
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3973
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1324.1
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
10.47
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.34
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.47
10.47
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.85
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.86
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
3.38
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
3.47
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
2.87
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.695
0.695
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.25
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5934
40.33
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1755
38.81
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.75
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
784
5.33
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5400
36.7
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Phil Collins and Bob James

Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1221
27
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
9
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.04
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.95
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.66
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.22
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.23
85.23
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.055
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Collins and Bob James

Phil Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
322
379.57
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
509
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
482
568.17
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
109.63
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
87.23
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.15
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.54
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.72
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
22.4
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.87
31.67
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
19.6
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
144.99
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
124.95
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Phil Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
53.05
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
51.87
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
100.2
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.24
29.75
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
14.28
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.18
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.15
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
83.69
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.17
7.17
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.5
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.54
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA