Joel Davis vs. Bill James — Career Comparison

Joel Davis
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill James
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bill James posted a stronger line than Joel Davis. Bill James posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.28 vs 4.91) and WHIP (1.233 vs 1.514). By the career numbers, Bill James had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Joel Davis and Bill James

Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.78
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.4
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.49
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.01
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.61
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.51
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.35
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.79
63.79
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.67
83.67
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.62
72.62
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.73
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
4.91
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.28
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
743
27
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1625
27
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
247.2
9
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541.2
9
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
9.56
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
7.79
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.79
7.79
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.94
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
4.03
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
3.31
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
4.58
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
4.2
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.835
0.835
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.28
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.37
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1088
39.54
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2217
36.84
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.33
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
5.27
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.26
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.76
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
964
35.03
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1996
33.16
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.54
39.54
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84

Fielding Stats for Joel Davis and Bill James

Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.78
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.49
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
27
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247.2
9
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.62
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.84
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.6
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.45
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.45
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.816
0.816
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.917
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.67
83.67
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joel Davis and Bill James

Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
251.43
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
600
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
568.57
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
131.43
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.29
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.29
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.16
34.74
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
145.71
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
140
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
51.43
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.71
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
77.14
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.98
39.94
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.86
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
44
125.71
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.77
4.77
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.86
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100