Nestor Cortes vs. Bob James — Career Comparison

Nestor Cortes
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nestor Cortes 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. Nestor Cortes led in run prevention (ERA+ 135 vs 111), walk avoidance (BB%+ 129 vs 118), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 119 vs 110). Bob James held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 121 vs 114). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Nestor Cortes.

Pitching Stats for Nestor Cortes and Bob James

Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
2.14
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.4
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.52
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.37
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
48
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.73
65.73
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
3.94
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.8
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1807
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602.1
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
8.02
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
8.34
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.34
8.34
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.52
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.86
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
2.69
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
3.47
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
9.02
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
7.52
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.52
7.52
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.302
1.302
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.221
1.221
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.24
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2490
37.21
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
38.81
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.24
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
4.06
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
4.29
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.18
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.52
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2279
34.05
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Nestor Cortes and Bob James

Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
2.14
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.4
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1807
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602.1
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.54
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.04
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.85
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.95
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.82
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.66
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.49
96.49
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.23
85.23
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.385
0.385
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.73
65.73
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nestor Cortes and Bob James

Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
86400
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279
7971.43
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
19.6
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
14.28
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
1.4
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA