Bob File vs. Otis Starks — Career Comparison

Bob File
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Otis Starks
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Otis Starks 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 4.95 and 1.567 for Otis Starks. 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 Otis Starks

Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.49
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.02
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.49
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.33
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.57
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.25
68.25
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.62
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
4.2
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
4.95
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1139
27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379.2
9
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
8.89
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
10.74
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.89
8.89
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.74
10.74
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.5
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
3.48
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.37
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
4.45
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
4.01
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.819
0.819
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
38.24
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
40.11
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.18
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
4.37
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
6.38
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.26
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.62
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.5
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.374
1.374
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.567
1.567
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
33.31
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1489
35.3
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.11
40.11

Fielding Stats for Bob File and Otis Starks

Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.49
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.02
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1160
27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386.2
9
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.81
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.54
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.12
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.43
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.51
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.34
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
2.3
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.547
1.547
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob File and Otis Starks

Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
53400
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
67
248.15
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
600
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
533.33
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
74.07
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
66.67
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.41
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.41
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
17.89
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
81.48
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
114.81
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
59.26
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.11
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
70.37
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
13.3
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.04
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.81
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.5
40.5
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.93
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100