Gene Conley vs. Bob James — Career Comparison

Gene Conley
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gene Conley 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 led in strikeout rate (K%+ 121 vs 101), walk avoidance (BB%+ 118 vs 99), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 110 vs 98). Role difference aside, Bob James holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Gene Conley and Bob James

Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
1.56
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
1.21
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.52
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.54
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.66
48.66
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
48
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.54
77.54
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.39
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
674
3.82
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.8
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4766
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1588.2
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1606
9.1
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.34
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
0.92
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.86
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
2.89
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
3.47
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.24
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
5.03
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.881
0.881
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.18
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6767
38.34
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
38.81
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.22
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
767
4.35
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6225
35.27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.34
38.34
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Gene Conley and Bob James

Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
1.58
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.2
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4729
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576.1
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.45
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.38
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.04
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.11
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
1.93
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.95
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.82
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.66
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.38
94.38
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.23
85.23
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.156
1.156
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.45
76.45
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Conley and Bob James

Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Gene Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
276
279.73
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
592
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548
555.41
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.497
0.497
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
106.42
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
81.08
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19.26
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.07
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25.34
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.19
28.57
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
19.6
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
142.91
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
115.54
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Gene Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
33.45
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
45.61
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
73.99
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.79
24.11
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
14.28
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.05
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.07
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Conley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
120.61
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.97
4.97
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
31.42
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.05
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.12
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gene Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA