Danny Cox vs. Bob File — Career Comparison

Danny Cox
Baby BoomersEnglandThrows RightBats RightEuropeSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob File
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Danny Cox built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob File as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Danny Cox posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.364 compared to 4.2 and 1.464 for Bob File. By the career numbers, Danny Cox had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Danny Cox and Bob File

Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
1.93
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.21
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.51
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.52
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.66
49.66
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.59
62.59
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
3.64
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
4.2
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3894
27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1298
9
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1292
8.96
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
8.89
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.96
8.96
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.89
8.89
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.71
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
3.48
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.32
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
5.01
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
4.45
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.28
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5464
37.89
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
38.24
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.24
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.18
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
4.17
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
4.37
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.47
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.28
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
0.89
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.62
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.374
1.374
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4905
34.01
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
33.31
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.89
37.89
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Danny Cox and Bob File

Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
1.93
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.21
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3894
27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1298
9
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.85
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
1.05
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.54
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.01
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.43
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
1.9
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.34
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.48
94.48
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.986
0.986
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.59
62.59
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Cox and Bob File

Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
281
405.29
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
53400
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
600
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
359
517.79
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
56.25
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
50.48
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.33
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.44
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.77
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.75
8.29
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
63.46
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
77.88
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
24.52
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.31
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
41.83
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-5.47
-7.89
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.88
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
18.75
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152
219.23
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.74
2.74
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
59.13
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.44
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.21
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA