Bob File vs. Jesse Stovall — Career Comparison

Bob File
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jesse Stovall
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jesse Stovall 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. Jesse Stovall posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.76 and WHIP 1.375 compared to 4.2 and 1.464 for Bob File. By the career numbers, Jesse Stovall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob File and Jesse Stovall

Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.24
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.02
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.49
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.62
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.14
82.14
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.84
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
4.2
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.76
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
611
27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203.2
9
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
8.89
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
9.46
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.89
8.89
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
3.48
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.92
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
4.45
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
2.34
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.584
0.584
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.22
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.73
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.84
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
38.24
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
877
38.75
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.18
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
4.37
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
5.04
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.62
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.374
1.374
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.375
1.375
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
33.31
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
792
35
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Bob File and Jesse Stovall

Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.32
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.72
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
9
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.85
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.54
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.84
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.43
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
3.95
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.34
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
3.69
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
93.55
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.807
2.807
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.84
54.84
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob File and Jesse Stovall

Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
53400
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 600 PA
31
226.83
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
600
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
570.73
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
87.8
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
80.49
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.32
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
24.03
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
102.44
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
117.07
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.59
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
58.54
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.48
18.11
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
29.27
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
160.98
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.73
3.73
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Jesse Stovall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100