Ed Eiteljorge vs. Bill James — Career Comparison

Ed Eiteljorge
Pre-GenerationalGermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeWashington StatesmenAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Bill James
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill James built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Eiteljorge as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill James posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.28 and WHIP 1.233 compared to 6.68 and 1.989 for Ed Eiteljorge. By the career numbers, Bill James had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Eiteljorge and Bill James

Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.28
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.4
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.14
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.01
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.61
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.85
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.35
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.79
63.79
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.62
72.62
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.85
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.73
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
6.68
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.28
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
27
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1625
27
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.1
9
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541.2
9
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
11.94
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
7.79
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.94
11.94
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.79
7.79
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
5.97
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
3.31
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
3.41
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
4.2
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.835
0.835
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.28
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.28
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.37
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
45.9
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2217
36.84
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.33
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
10.52
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.26
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.52
10.52
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
38.65
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1996
33.16
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84

Fielding Stats for Ed Eiteljorge and Bill James

Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.29
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
27
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
9
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.43
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.86
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.57
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.29
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
92
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.45
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.556
2.556
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.917
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Eiteljorge and Bill James

Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
9
192.86
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
251.43
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
578.57
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
568.57
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
5
107.14
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
131.43
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
4
85.71
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.29
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.29
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
1.29
27.73
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.16
34.74
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
6
128.57
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
145.71
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
6
128.57
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
140
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
51.43
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
25.71
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
150
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
77.14
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
1.15
24.56
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.98
39.94
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.86
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
150
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
125.71
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.77
4.77
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.86
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100