Jack Curtis vs. Bob File — Career Comparison

Jack Curtis
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob File
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Curtis 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. Bob File posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.2 and WHIP 1.464 compared to 4.84 and 1.534 for Jack Curtis. By the career numbers, Bob File had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Curtis and Bob File

Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
2.23
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.13
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.45
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.49
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.61
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.42
42.42
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.72
50.72
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
4.84
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
4.2
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
837
27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
9
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
10.58
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
8.89
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.58
10.58
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.89
8.89
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.06
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.81
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.87
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
3.48
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.35
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
3.48
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
4.45
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.706
0.706
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1227
39.58
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
38.24
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.18
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
5.61
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
4.37
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.62
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.495
1.495
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.374
1.374
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1134
36.58
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
33.31
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.58
39.58
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Jack Curtis and Bob File

Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
2.23
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.13
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
837
27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
9
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.35
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.81
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.77
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.54
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
2.26
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.43
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
2.13
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.34
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.29
94.29
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.72
50.72
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Curtis and Bob File

Jack Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
69
422.45
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
53400
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
600
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
502.04
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.633
0.633
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
91.84
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
61.22
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
18.37
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.24
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
30.61
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
53.11
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
146.94
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
177.55
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
55.1
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
30.61
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
73.47
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.49
51.99
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
85.71
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
195.92
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.24
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA