Bob File vs. Al Sima — Career Comparison

Bob File
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Sima
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Sima 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 4.61 and 1.539 for Al Sima. By the career numbers, Bob File had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob File and Al Sima

Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
2.92
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.87
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.49
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.61
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.38
34.38
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
4.2
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
4.61
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
926
27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308.2
9
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
8.89
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
10
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.89
8.89
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.81
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.9
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.48
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
3.85
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
4.45
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
3.24
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.787
0.787
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
38.24
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1376
40.12
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.18
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.87
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
4.37
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
5.45
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.62
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.374
1.374
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
33.31
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1240
36.16
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Bob File and Al Sima

Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
7.19
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
10.42
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.83
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
27
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.1
9
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.81
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.73
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.54
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
5.42
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.43
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.57
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.34
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.15
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob File and Al Sima

Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
53400
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
645.16
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
600
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
529.03
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
58.06
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
45.16
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
13.32
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
83.87
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
77.42
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
32.26
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
45.16
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.52
-9.83
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
283.87
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.11
2.11
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
51.61
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0