Doug Fister vs. Mike James — Career Comparison

Doug Fister
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike James
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doug Fister built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike James as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike James led in home run suppression (HR9+ 137 vs 112), strikeout rate (K%+ 98 vs 81), and run prevention (ERA+ 127 vs 114). Doug Fister held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 148 vs 97). Role difference aside, Mike James holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Doug Fister and Mike James

Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
1.53
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
8.25
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
1.43
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.53
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.46
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.58
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.4
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.43
47.43
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.39
93.39
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
588
3.72
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.67
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4267
27
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
942
27
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1422.1
9
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
9
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1456
9.21
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
8.17
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.89
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.86
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
2.1
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
4.27
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.49
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
6.14
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
7.08
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.915
0.915
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.261
1.261
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.25
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.46
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.77
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5976
37.81
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1366
39.15
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.46
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
655
4.14
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.13
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.17
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.54
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.22
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
0.89
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.97
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.382
1.382
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5511
34.87
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1163
33.33
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.81
37.81
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.15
39.15

Fielding Stats for Doug Fister and Mike James

Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
1.53
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
8.25
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
1.43
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4267
27
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
942
27
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1422.1
9
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
9
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.78
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.18
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.15
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
2.06
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.58
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.96
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.58
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.09
95.09
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.191
0.191
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.39
93.39
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.13
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Fister and Mike James

Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
247
1157.81
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
86700
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
600
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
492.19
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
75
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60.94
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.06
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.06
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
15.69
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
89.06
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
89.06
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
28.13
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.75
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
46.88
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
9.97
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.06
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
42
196.88
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.05
3.05
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
93.75
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA