Ed Donnelly vs. Bill James — Career Comparison

Ed Donnelly
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill James
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bill James posted a stronger line than Ed Donnelly. Bill James posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.2 vs 4.03) and WHIP (1.431 vs 1.534). 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 Ed Donnelly and Bill James

Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.71
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
1.55
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.9
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.12
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.5
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.49
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.54
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.38
52.38
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.57
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.52
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
4.03
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
3.2
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
663
27
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3539
27
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
9
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179.2
9
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
10.51
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1110
8.47
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.3
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
4.41
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.38
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
3.11
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.742
0.742
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.836
0.836
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.24
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.29
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.37
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
989
40.28
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4958
37.83
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.53
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.22
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
5.78
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
4.26
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.431
1.431
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
901
36.69
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4332
33.05
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.28
40.28
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83

Fielding Stats for Ed Donnelly and Bill James

Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.138
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Donnelly and Bill James

Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
43
286.67
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
294.92
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
413
600
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
553.33
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
358
520.1
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.436
0.436
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
133.33
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
74.09
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
106.67
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
63.92
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.72
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.45
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
10.17
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.55
43.66
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.08
19
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
160
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
85.71
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
153.33
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
117.68
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
36.32
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.43
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
53.75
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.31
48.73
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.26
13.45
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
4.36
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
39.23
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
133.33
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
138
200.48
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
2.99
2.99
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
36.32
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.45
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.91
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
4.36
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33